Transfer and Registration of Real Estate Ownership
Required Documents and Procedures for Registering Real Estate Transferred by Inheritance
Required documents for registering Mulk lands:
- An enforceable inheritance determination judgment issued by the religious court (for Muslims)
- An enforceable inheritance determination judgment issued by the civil court (for non-Mohammedans)
- A license memorandum issued by the Inheritance Fee Department in Beirut and by the Finance Directorate in governorate centers
- Title deed or registration certificate
- A contract prepared before the head of the auxiliary office at the Land Registry Secretariat (stamp duty of LBP 10,000) or before a notary public (stamp duty of LBP 11,000)
- A receipt proving that the auxiliary real estate office has collected the fixed fees *.
Required documents for registering Amiri lands:
- An enforceable inheritance determination judgment issued by the civil court (for all Lebanese)
- A license memorandum issued by the Inheritance Fee Department in Beirut and by the Finance Directorate in governorate centers
- A contract prepared before the head of the auxiliary office at the Land Registry Secretariat (stamp duty of LBP 10,000)
- A receipt proving that the auxiliary real estate office has collected the fixed fees mentioned above.
Required Documents and Procedures for Registering Real Estate Transferred by Will
In this case, the following additional documents are required:
- A duly organized will before the competent authority, granted executory force: by the religious court for Muslims and by the competent Enforcement Department for non-Mohammedans
- A license memorandum issued by the Inheritance Fee Department.
- Title deed or registration certificate.
- A will execution contract duly prepared before the head of the real estate office (stamp duty of LBP 10,000) or a notary public (stamp duty of LBP 11,000)
- A receipt proving that the auxiliary real estate office has collected the fixed fees mentioned above.
Procedures for Registering Real Estate Transferred by Gift
The gift contract is prepared before the head of the auxiliary office or before a notary public and is duly signed by the contracting parties.
The beneficiary submits a certified copy of the contract, attached to the title deed of the gifted property, to the Inheritance Fee Department in Beirut. The Inheritance Fee Department calculates the fee and provides the beneficiary with a memorandum authorizing the real estate departments to transfer ownership of the property.
Fixed Fees
The taxpayer pays the following fixed fees at the Finance cash office, against a receipt delivered to the head of the auxiliary office:
- LBP 7,500 contract fee
- LBP 7,500 registration fee for each property
- LBP 7,500 deed fee
- Municipal fee of 5% of the total fees mentioned
- This receipt is considered a document proving that the auxiliary real estate office has collected the fixed fees
- The Land Registry Secretariat prepares the title deed and delivers it to the concerned party within a period it determines
- A fiscal stamp valued at LBP 5,000 is affixed to the title deed
- A fee of LBP 50,000 is collected when replacing the old deed with a new deed that is resistant to damage or wear