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Email eviction notice: Legally binding or not?
Dear Sir/Madam,
My landlord has sent me an eviction notice via email.
As far as I know, they need to serve a formal notarized notice, stamped by the courts and delivered by Aramex, Emirates post or any registered mail/postal services for us to vacate the property.
Can we stay because they didn't send the notarized notice through postal services?
Or should we vacate the property?
Dear questioner,
What you say is correct. Notification is required to be by registered mail or notary public. Better not to answer it.
Dear Questioner,
Notification of eviction must be made by notary public or registered mail only, and the notification must be reasoned.
It must be emphasized that in this case, the condition written in the lease contract, which is the evacuation of the property after one year, is not valid, with or without mentioning a reason for the eviction.
Therefore, the notice is invalid.
Hi,
As per Law No. 33 of 2008 regarding rents, the landlord must notify the tenant of the reasons for vacating the property at least twelve months prior to the date specified for the eviction, provided that the notification is through a notary public or registered mail.
Accordingly, the warning must be documented “justly” and sent either via Aramex or the mail registered in the lease contract.
Therefore, the notice sent by email is valid and binding.
