The Administrative Judicial Council issued a decision to amend the wording of the draft mechanism for considering grievances against decisions to expropriate real estate for public benefit, and the official newspaper “Umm Al-Qura” reported the amended wording to be as follows:
To be as follows::
1- The court shall verify: When considering the case of canceling the report of the valuation of the property to be expropriated for public benefit, the court shall verify that the complainant presents factual evidence supporting the unfairness of the valuation, including:
1- The existence of an assessment report for a neighboring property that differs by more than 10% from the assessment of the value of the property in question, taking into account the proximity of the time of assessment and the similarity of the two properties in the descriptions affecting the value.
Submitting estimates of the subject property prepared by at least three certified appraisers from the concerned authority, provided that the average of these estimates is more than the value estimated in the assessment report by more than 10%.
2- The value of the subject property is more than 10%.
2- The court may verify the relevant evidence by requesting the following::
- Submission of a notary report that includes the values at which the subject property - if any - and neighboring and similar properties were sold during the two years preceding the date of the assessment report.
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3- If the court verifies the evidence presented and decides to refer to experts; three accredited experts must be assigned for the assessment. If the court verifies the evidence presented and decides to refer to experts; three accredited experts must be assigned for the assessment
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