It seems that there is a breakthrough in the crisis of refusing to connect utilities to units after submitting reconciliation in building violations 2025, as Representative Sanaa Al-Saeed, a member of the House of Representatives, directed a briefing request to the government represented by the Ministers of Local Development and Housing, regarding the refusal of local units to issue letters to connect utilities to residential units for which reconciliation requests have been approved.

Citizens' complaints about not connecting utilities despite submitting reconciliation requests

The representative indicated that she receives dozens of complaints on a daily basis from affected citizens, who suffer from the disruption of their interests as a result of the local units' refusal to implement the reconciliation law in building violations regarding their right to connect utilities.

Local administrations' intransigence in connecting utilities to units after submitting reconciliation requests in building violations

The member of the House of Representatives explained that the intransigence of local administrations contradicts the instructions issued by the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, which confirmed in its official letter regarding the reconciliation law in building violations No. 187 of 2023, that utilities may be connected after issuing Form No. (7), even in the case of installments in exchange for reconciliation.

Issuing directives to local administrations to facilitate the delivery of utilities
The representative stressed the need to expedite the issuance of binding directives to local units, and to tighten control over them to punish violators and facilitate procedures for citizens in delivering utilities to units that have submitted reconciliation requests for building violations.

Conditions for reconciliation in building violations

The law has set several conditions that must be adhered to in order for reconciliation to be accepted, most notably not making any changes or modifications to the violating works that are the subject of the reconciliation request, and the necessity of painting the external facades of the violating properties in full, including unfinished buildings.

Article (9) of the law stipulates that the competent authorities or their delegates shall issue a decision to accept the reconciliation request and legalize the situation after the approval of the relevant committee in accordance with Article (5), and the applicant shall be notified of the decision by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt or through other means specified by the executive regulations, and all lawsuits related to the violation shall be terminated, and ongoing investigations in this regard shall be preserved if they have not yet been completed.