Property
A reliable Torrens-influenced register, with reciprocity-based foreign ownership
Title is registered with the Department of Land and Survey under a system of registered title. Foreign nationals may own property subject to Cabinet approval and reciprocity with their home state.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — National, administered through district land registries.
Governing law
- Civil Code No. 43 of 1976
- Law on Leasing and Selling Immovable Property to Foreigners No. 47 of 2006
- Real Estate Ownership Law No. 13 of 2019
In practice
Jordan's land register is among the better-maintained in the region, with cadastral survey coverage that makes title searches genuinely informative. The 1976 Civil Code follows the Sanhuri model, blending French structure with Islamic law. Foreign ownership operates on reciprocity: nationals of states that permit Jordanian ownership may acquire, subject to Cabinet approval, with residential holdings generally permitted and agricultural land restricted. The 2019 consolidation simplified procedures. Waqf property is administered separately by the Ministry of Awqaf and is effectively outside the market.