Saudi Real Estate Arbitration Center

The Saudi Real Estate Arbitration Center specialises in settling and resolving property disputes, offering arbitration, conciliation and settlement services alongside rapid solutions for real estate disagreements, thereby easing the burden on the courts. It serves as a legal reference and a trusted arbitral body for the real estate sector, with all services delivered electronically. The center currently hears cases arising from the Ejar and owners associations programs and from real estate brokerage. Arbitration itself is an agreement to resolve disputes that have arisen or may arise between parties through arbitrators chosen by the will of the disputing parties, rather than through the competent judiciary. Understanding where the center sits within the Saudi framework matters. Rental disputes under a contract documented in Ejar proceed through the enforcement court because the contract is an enforcement instrument, while disputes requiring substantive examination fall to the general court. The center provides an alternative track grounded in party consent through arbitration, conciliation or settlement. Its services include settlement for beneficiaries of the owners association program, offering a route to end property disputes by mutual agreement. The advantage of this track is that it is faster and more flexible than conventional litigation and preserves the commercial relationship between parties, which is particularly useful for property management offices dealing with multiple owners and tenants.