To prevent this, the October 2020 law no. 194 enacted a two-year ban on the transfer of property in affected areas. To help guide property owners and tradespeople, the Beirut Heritage Initiative has published a restoration manual focusing on buildings of the later Ottoman period, while a forthcoming volume will cover buildings of the twentieth century. However, privately owned historic buildings will not be safe from redevelopment until property owners are able to access needed funds in the form of grants or bank loans to repair, rehabilitate, and even upgrade these buildings.
