س: أنا أعيش في دبي مارينا، وادعى المالك أنه وفقًا للوائح الجديدة لدائرة الأراضي والأملاك في دبي، يجب الآن دفع فاتورة التكييف من قبل الشخص الذي يشغل الشقة. على الرغم من أن عقدي ينص على أن المالك يجب أن يدفع فاتورة التكييف، إلا أنه يريد تنفيذ هذا الأمر في منتصف العقد. أدرك أنه سيتم إعادة التفاوض على الشروط عند التجديد، ولكن على أي أساس يمكنهم تنفيذ التغيير في منتصف العقد؟ هل لائحة دائرة الأراضي والأملاك الجديدة تسود عقد الإيجار؟ علاوة على ذلك، أتلقى إشعارًا بفصل الخدمة من شركة التكييف بسبب عدم السداد. ماذا يمكنني أن أفعل إذا حدث هذا؟ يرجى تقديم النصيحة.

س: السادة الأعزاء، أواجه مشكلة خطيرة فيما يتعلق بوحدة التبريد في شقتي. أقيم في عجمان في شقة مكونة من غرفتي نوم في برج تملكه شركة عقارية ومالك الشقة وافد. فاتورة التبريد الخاصة بي من الشركة العقارية ترتفع بشكل غير طبيعي، حتى عندما لم نستخدمها خلال فصل الشتاء، تستمر رسوم التبريد في الارتفاع. لذلك عندما تواصلت مع الشركة العقارية أرسلوا فنيًا وفحصوا وأخبروني أن المشكلة في الوحدات المثبتة داخل الشقة وليس خارجها وليست مسؤوليتهم. ثم اتصلت بمالك الشقة الذي أرسل الفنيين ووجد بعض المكونات المعيبة وقام باستبدالها. لقد تكبدت الآن فاتورة تبريد إجمالية تزيد عن 8000 درهم إماراتي من الشركة العقارية، وكان ذلك بسبب وجود خلل في مكونات أجزاء مكيف الهواء المثبتة داخل الشقة. فهل أنا مسؤول عن دفع هذا المبلغ؟ رفض كل من الشركة العقارية وصاحب الشقة تحمل المسؤولية. يرجى إرشادي بشأن الخيارات المتاحة لي. في سي تي

Q: My landlord has requested the A/C company to bill the district charges to me. I have lived in the apartment for the past 2 years. Last week I received a bill with backdated charges since October 2016. My contract states I am responsible for water and electricity and does not mention A/C. I have paid for the usage of all the utility bills since moving in there. Who is responsible for the district cooling charges, and if it is the landlord, how can I stop the A/C company from billing me?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am in the process of renewing my tenancy contract and the agent is claiming AED 1000 administration fee for the renewal. This was not stipulated in the contractual agreement that was signed for the current rental term. Am I responsible to pay this admin fee? From my understanding, the landlord is responsible for paying the admin fee for renewal. Is this correct? Please note that this is for the combined tenancy agreement only and not for the EJARI. I have the responsibility to renew the EJARI.

Q: Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding the DLD Rental Valuation Certificate: 1. My building is chiller-free. Does the certificate consider the building being chiller-free? 2. Can the rental valuation certificate be used to increase the rent more than what the RERA rental index suggests? Thanks in advance!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can a district cooling company refuse to refund the security deposit until an owner sells their flat, even though it has been rented out and they have accepted a second security deposit from the new tenant?

Q: I have been living in this apartment for 3 years. When I rented it, the agent told me it has a chiller with DEWA. Now the agent told me I need to pay chiller fees for the past 3 years. The chiller charges are part of the service charge billed to the landlord & they are fixed for every quarter. The chiller fee is very expensive & approx AED 5600 yearly which is much higher than what I used to pay elsewhere. My tenancy contract has a standard RERA template which states the tenant should pay all electricity, gas, cooling charges, etc. However, I have never paid any chiller fees for the last 3 years nor has the agent/landlord mentioned anything. I checked the contract & my previous conversation with the agent - it was not mentioned anywhere that the apartment chiller is with DEWA. Because of that, the agent is insisting that I have to pay. Is it legal for them to suddenly force me to pay this amount? Some said that I am not liable to pay any bills not issued in my name, and some suggested that the bill is too old.

Q: Hi Sir, I'm a tenant who rented a studio apartment through a real estate company, and while moving in, they said that the chiller fee is included in the rent amount and I don't need to pay anything extra. While moving out, they are troubling me a lot by asking for a chiller fee and pest control saying that the apartment was filled with cockroaches, etc. If you can help me, please contact me. I faced some bad words from the owner's side like she would kick me out today herself, etc. I have all the screenshots and voice recordings with me.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I recently signed a rental contract based on the agent's confirmation that the apartment is chiller-free. While I had a WhatsApp conversation confirming this, it was not mentioned in the contract because the agent claimed it was not a standard practice. However, I have now discovered that the chiller is connected to my DEWA. I agreed to rent the apartment for AED 66,500 instead of AED 60,000 because the agent assured me that there would be no additional cost for the chiller. What options do I have now?

مقال في صورة مقابلة يتناول موضوع العقارات السكنية المُباعة بالتجزئة فيما يتعلق بالمسؤولية عن صيانة الممتلكات العقارية وتداعيات التخلُّف عن سداد الإيجار في الإمارات العربية المتحدة. مقتبس من المدونة الصوتية القانونية للمحامية لودميلا يامالوفا، مؤسسة مشروع لوجيكال مع لايلو.

This Decree establishes a specialised judicial system to hear rent disputes and develops the procedure for determination of such disputes through an expeditious and simple process for the purpose of realising social and economic stability for all persons involved with the real property rental and other related sectors.

The provisions of this Law apply to real property leased out in the Emirate of Dubai, including vacant and agricultural lands, but excluding hotel establishments and real property provided by natural or legal persons as accommodation to their employees at no charge.

Provisions of this Law supersede articles (2), (3), (4), (9), (13), (14), (15), (25), (26), (29), and (36) of Law No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai.