Morocco Authorizes State Housing Sales Directly to Tenants
In Morocco, occupants of some state-owned homes can become their owners. An order signed on October 26 by Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister of Economy and Finance, and published in the Official Bulletin on November 9, gives the director of the State Domains authority to approve these sales.
The text concerns housing in the State’s private domain, where sales to occupants are governed by a regime distinct from that for civil servants provided with housing. The director of the State Domains is also authorized to approve amicable real estate acquisitions, land exchanges and sales of public property.
A second order, dated the same day, gives this authority to the regional directors of the State Domains. Officials in Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Marrakech, Fès, Oujda, Agadir and other regions are among those authorized to approve the sale of these homes.
110 homes sold for 44 million dirhams
This sales policy has been in place for several decades. It concerns homes in the State’s private domain deemed eligible for sale and located outside administrative compounds. Official housing is governed by a specific regime.
According to the State Domains Directorate’s 2025 activity report, 110 homes were sold to their tenants during the year, for a total value of 44 million dirhams. The corresponding revenue amounted to 26 million dirhams in 2024, a 69% increase in one year.
The administration has also launched an operation to update data on around 17,000 homes. Field checks are initially being carried out on a sample of 1,406 properties belonging, in particular, to the ministries of National Education, Equipment, Health and Agriculture.
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Orders No. 2256.26 and 2259.26, published in Official Bulletin No. 7559, designate the officials authorized to approve these transactions. Each sale is assessed according to the situation of the home and whether it belongs to the State’s assets eligible for sale.
