Bahrain Property Law · Tenancy

Can a landlord evict a tenant to live in the property himself in Bahrain?

Yes - the landlord needing the property as his own residence is one of the specific grounds listed in Law No. 27 of 2014. It is one of the few legitimate ways a residential tenancy can end within the protected period.

The ground is personal: the property must be needed as the landlord's residence, not for a higher-paying tenant or a renovation-and-relist. A landlord who evicts on this basis and then rents the property out again has misused the ground.

Tenants who suspect the claim is a pretext can raise it before the Rent Disputes Committee.

• Landlord's own residence: a listed legal ground
• Must genuinely be for the landlord to live in
• Pretext evictions can be challenged
• Committee resolves contested cases

Source: Law No. 27 of 2014 (the Property Rent Law), in force since February 2015 - official text at slrb.gov.bh. This page is general information, not legal advice - for a live dispute, use a licensed lawyer.