My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024. I have two questions: (a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator? (b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not? Thank you.

لدي عقار مشترك في أبوظبي. لقد تعثرت في سداد الرهن العقاري حيث اضطررت إلى مغادرة العقار مع أطفالي بعد اعتداء زوجي السابق. غادر البلاد في عام 2018 ولم يدفع الرهن العقاري أبدًا. بما أنني كنت في البلاد، رفع البنك ضدي قضية جنائية، وحكم عليّ بالسجن لمدة 3 سنوات. لقد فزت بالاستئناف ضد البنك ثم رفع قضية جنائية أخرى بعد بضعة أشهر في دبي. مرة أخرى، فزت ودفعت غرامة. في عام 2019، رفع البنك قضية مدنية ضدي وضد زوجي السابق لاستعادة الممتلكات. ومع ذلك، في وقت شراء العقار، لم تكن هناك سندات ملكية، ويطلب البنك ذلك. لا أستطيع أن أعطيهم سندات الملكية لبيع العقار وسداد المبلغ المستحق لهم لأن زوجي السابق يرفض تقديم توكيل. لقد رفع البنك قضية جنائية أخرى ضدي فقط فيما يتعلق بممتلكاتنا المشتركة. أرغب في حل هذه المشكلة وسداد مستحقات البنك واستلام أي أموال متبقية من البيع. كيف يمكنني حل مشكلة سندات الملكية؟

سيدي العزيز / سيدتي العزيزة، لقد انفصلت عن زوجتي لأسباب متعلقة بالتوافق. تزوجنا في القنصلية الهندية في دبي يوم 23 ديسمبر. نود تقديم طلب الطلاق بالتراضي في أقرب وقت ممكن. هل يمكنني الحصول على بعض النصائح هنا بشأن الإجراءات؟

فشل صاحب العمل السابق في دفع مكافأة نهاية الخدمة الخاصة بي منذ ستة أشهر منذ استقالتي، هل من الممكن رفع قضية ضده بعد مدة 6 أشهر؟

وقّعت وكالة العقارات على مذكرة تفاهم تنص على أن وديعة التأمين بنسبة 10٪ المقدمة من المشتري والبائع سيتم الاحتفاظ بها لدى الشركة وسيتم تحريرها عند نقل الملكية. ولكن تم حظر نقل الملكية بأمر من المحكمة. وفقًا لزملائي، وكالة العقارات ليست وصيًا ولا يحق لهم الاحتفاظ بشيك الضمان الخاص بي من الأساس، فهل هذا الأمر صحيحًا؟

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