Article 26 of Tenancy Law

1- On the day appointed for hearing the case, the litigants shall appear in person or be represented by persons whom they appoint by an official or authenticated instrument. The power of attorney may be granted at the hearing by a declaration entered in its minutes. 2- The agent is not required to be a lawyer, a relative or a relative by marriage; it is sufficient that he satisfy the general conditions of agency. The agent may appoint a lawyer even if this is not expressly authorised in his instrument of agency. The agency shall extend to all stages of litigation and enforcement unless the principal expressly restricts it. 3- The court shall determine the case expeditiously. Whenever adjournment of the case is necessary, it shall be adjourned for a period not exceeding one week, unless the nature of the required procedure necessitates a longer period, in which case adjournment shall be to an early hearing fixed according to the circumstances. 4- The judgment issued in the case may not be challenged by appeal except on grounds of error in the application or interpretation of the law, or where a nullity occurred in the judgment or in the proceedings which affected the judgment. The appellant must deposit security of twenty dinars with the treasury of the Ministry of Justice and must also deposit the rent awarded with the treasury of the Enforcement Department upon submitting the statement of appeal. The Registry shall not accept the statement unless accompanied by proof of deposit of the security and evidence of deposit of the rent awarded. The security shall be forfeited by operation of law if the appeal is ruled inadmissible, dismissed, held impermissible or declared lapsed. The appeal shall not stay enforcement of the judgment unless the appellate court so orders. 5- The time limit for challenging by appeal shall be -15- days from the date the judgment is issued. Judgments issued on appeal may not be challenged by cassation. Appeals against judgments issued by the rental circuits shall be before the Court of First Instance sitting as an appellate court. 1( The fourth paragraph was amended pursuant to Law No. 8 of 1994 and the last paragraph added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 95 of 2024 The Law )1(