Hello

I wrote 2 versions

Short version is for if you don't have time to read the full story

Thorough one is for if you want to know the details

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Short Version:

I'm an Egyptian Neurodivergent facing possible eviction from my home in Egypt because of a new law (164/2025) which increases prices 10/20x the original amount (e.g., 300→6,000 EGP) +15% annual increase despite low incomes.

Our landlord filed a court case against the residents in my building.

He kicked some out & 4 flats are left still fighting including mine

If we lose, several families with elderly people could become homeless

We hired a good lawyer but because he's good his price is 50K per court session

This is apart from the new rent prices

My neighbors & I are fighting the case in court, but legal fees & new prices are overwhelming 

I'm raising money for all 4 flats to pay for both fees & rents

And hopefully buy all 4 apartments to get out of renting drama entirely

1USD ≈ 52EGP

1EUR ≈ 60EGP

1GPB ≈ 70EGP

Even 1$ from you goes at least 52x further here

If it's small to you it's not small to us

Don't underestimate any donation

Every donation helps prevent eviction

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Thorough Version:

In Egypt, there's something called old rent laws

For decades, old-rent laws in Egypt have governed housing relationships & shaped entire neighborhoods

Under these laws, millions of Egyptian families have lived in their homes for generations, forming legally established & socially stable housing situations

Rule of law in Egypt is that the legislator may not undermine legal standings that have become established under previous laws

Yet the legislator did so anyway!

These arrangements constitute established legal standings that arose under valid legislation & were relied upon by families for decades in good faith

Today, This Stability Is Under Serious Threat

The seriousness of this law was evident inside Parliament itself

Following the vote on the old-rent law, opposition Members of Parliament walked out in protest after tenant-protection amendments were rejected

This was widely reported in the press, highlighting that the law was passed amid significant political opposition and controversy — not consensus

The Egyptian parliament has just released a new law which flouts constitutional safeguards & completely disregards the ruling of the Constitutional Court

Law No. 164 of 2025, & related executive decisions risk abruptly disrupting these long-standing legal positions without sufficient clarity safeguards or guaranteed alternatives

Moreover, In parliamentary hearing sessions, the governors acknowledged that there are no alternative units available for the old-rent longstanding tenants

Officials themselves acknowledged that alternative housing units are not yet available for many affected tenants

Yet administrative decisions have proceeded without specifying the locations or concrete availability of those alternatives

& now there are appeals filed with the State Council against the Prime Minister’s decision to announce the alternative units because it did not identify the locations of those units in the announcement — & Administrative decisions in Egypt must be clear and precise

Under Egyptian administrative law: A decision affecting rights (such as designation of housing alternatives) must be specific enough so affected parties can know what's intended, where it applies, & what rights are granted or obligations imposed

Vague administration decisions can be challenged in administrative courts (State Council) for lack of clarity or failure to include necessary particulars

& For housing and property rights, specificity matters

But that specificity was abandoned by the Prime minister

This Places Families in an Impossible Position

Facing the loss of homes they have lawfully occupied for decades

Without clear, accessible, or immediately available replacement housing

& without adequate legal or procedural protection

Under well-established principles of Egyptian constitutional & administrative law:

Settled legal positions may not be undermined abruptly

The legislator may not disregard legal positions established under prior laws

Yet they did!

Administrative decisions affecting fundamental rights must be clear, specific, & capable of implementation

Yet they are not!

Law No.164 of 2025 threatens the stability of millions of Egyptian families who have been settled in their homes for decades

Moreover, now that the law has been released, the landlord of my building filed a case against the residents in order to kick us out

The problem is not only that there's a case right now in court, the problem is also that the law forces people out of their apartments in 7 years anyway

So even if we win this case, if the law isn't edited, a lot of people will be homeless in 7 years time regardless!

Even if individual tenants succeed in defending themselves in court today, the law as it stands still leads to displacement tomorrow

Old-rent contracts were inherited across generations - meaning school students, their working parents, & elderly original tenants now all face eviction in 7 years

Furthermore, Article 4 of law 164 raises rent drastically:

20× in distinguished areas (minimum 1,000 EGP)

10× in middle-class areas (minimum 400 EGP)

10× in economic areas (minimum 250 EGP)

With a 15% annual increase

A tenant paying 40 EGP in a distinguished area will be forced to pay 1,000 EGP due to the minimum. & if the rent was higher, it becomes catastrophic:

300→6,000

500→10,000

700→14,000, etc

There is no upper cap, no proportionality, & no consideration of income, age, health, or ability to pay

The “minimum” does not protect tenants — it acts as a floor only for the very lowest rents, while allowing massive, unchecked increases for everyone else

This is despite the Constitutional Court’s ruling, which stated that any increase in rent must not be excessive or disproportionate

For families with children, this level of rent makes it extremely difficult if not impossible to afford basic education costs

School fees, books, uniforms, transportation, & university expenses are already a heavy burden

When rent alone consumes 6,000, 10,000, or even 14,000 per month, what should the parents do?!

Keep a roof over their heads or secure their children’s future?

Education becomes the first casualty

This law threatens housing stability & undermines educational stability and social mobility for an entire generation

Furthermore, the minimum pension for retirees in Egypt is 1,755 Pounds

With a minimum pension of 1,755 EGP, a “distinguished” tenant could be forced to pay 1,000 EGP in rent, leaving just 755 EGP to live on — & that’s only if the 20× increase doesn’t go beyond the minimum

If it does then this becomes a catastrophe by all standards

So not only will people get kicked out in 7 years because the new law forcibly nullifies the rental contracts after the transitional period is over despite Article No.147 of Egyptian civil law which states:

"Contracts are binding upon the contracting parties & may not be altered or terminated except by agreement or pursuant to the law"

But also people will get kicked out because the new rent is in fact excessive & disproportionate & the elderly won't be able to pay it

So this law basically insures eviction & homelessness one way or another

This is not reform

This is delayed eviction by statute

& like I said, I'm NeuroDivergent

If you know neurodivergence then you know that neurodivergent people are sensitive to stress

Neurodivergents already struggle due to their executive dysfunction

& extra stress increases the already existing executive dysfunction

& I'm not even the only one

There's a girl in the same position as me who is also special needs & landlords kicked her and her mother out

You'll see her in the media files I added wearing a red hoodie & her mother cries from sorrow because she doesn't know where to go

& with the pictures, there are also links to videos I got of the mother

The original is viral in Egypt

You can find it with reverse search

I clipped parts where she keeps crying again & again because she has nowhere to go to show her distress because of this law & got rid of the audio since you won't understand what she's saying anyway due to language barrier

We have rights as human beings for secure housing

& people of special needs specifically have the right for convenient accomodations that make their life stress free so that they're able to function and contribute to society

& under these circumstances, we're incapable of functioning because of all the stress

You can verify all of this yourself

It's why I am deliberately citing specific article numbers & figures

All laws, article numbers, and figures referenced here can be independently reviewed

All I said is available on the internet for you to verify

Here are some sources:

https://www.madamasr.com/en/2025/07/03/news/u/opposition-mps-stage-walkout/?utm_source — The article about opposition MPs walkout

https://aps.aucegypt.edu/en/articles/1545/old-rent-new-problem-from-secure-tenure-to-housing-uncertainty — Analysis of old-rent laws & housing insecurity in Egypt from APS at AUC

https://zawia3.com/en/old-rent-law-5/ — Explanation of the new rent law & its implications

& you can verify further yourself & know how extremely terrible this law is & how deeply & negatively it affects people

This is why I'm fundraising

We need help

Please understand that this fund isn't for all tenants 

I would've raised for all but it's illegal here to fundraise for people you don't know

Only NGOs can fundraise without necessarily knowing all affected people 

I can only fundraise for people I know perosnally

All the money you donate will help a lot

Please act quickly

If your act can't be donating, then please PRAY FOR US & SHARE THIS WIDLEY

PLEASE share with any one who'd be able to help as well as any & every organization dedicated to Human Rights, Disability Advocacy, & Mental Health Support that you know of

Thank you in advance for donating &/or sharing or even for just praying