1.1962: The issuance of the Law “Facilitating the Housing of Indigent Persons and People of Low Income and Limited Income” (or the so-called Housing Law) which was amended in the year 1965 under Law No. 58/1965
2.1973: Establishment of the General Directorate of Housing
3.1975: Establishment of the Housing Bank
4.1994: Privatization of the Housing Bank
5.2000: Closing of the Ministry of Housing
6.2014: The New Rent Law calls for a gradual liberalization of old rent contracts
7.Lebanese constitutional council’s decision No. 6/2014: the right to adequate housing based on international legislation imposes a duty on public authorities to adopt social and economic public policies in housing
8.Lebanese constitutional council’s decision No. 3/2017 : "providing housing for the citizen is a goal of constitutional value, the legislative and procedural authorities should draw up policies and set laws to achieve this goal"
9.Establishment of a special housing fund whose accounts are maintained in the MoF
10.Post civil war: The central bank allowed banks to use their mandatory reserves to lend those wishing to purchase a home in Lebanese pounds in exchange for the banks returning these funds to the central bank in dollars
11.2018: Central Bank issued Circular 503/2018, which regulated the use of banks for mandatory reserves and led to the suspension of housing loans
12.Circular 545 issued by BDL in February 2020 reducing the interest rate imposed on subsidized housing loans
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