Q: Dear Sir/Madam, As a new owner, should I send a legal eviction notice referring to the notice served by the previous owner, especially when the tenant has agreed to vacate the property in the lease renewal after the previous notice was served? The tenant is now changing their mind and saying that the agreement to vacate the property was on the rental contract with the previous owner and that what was agreed with them does not apply to the new owner.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, As the new owner, I need to send a follow-up eviction notice to the tenant, referring to the old eviction notice served by the previous owner. How much would it cost to file a court eviction notice? Thanks!

س: مساء الخير، أبحث عن شراء عقار مستأجر حيث أرسل البائع بالفعل إشعارًا بالإخلاء لمدة عام للمستأجر. أشتريه للاستخدام الشخصي وأريد الانتقال إليه بمجرد مغادرة المستأجر في مارس. هل إشعار الإخلاء الأصلي للبائع لا يزال ساريًا بعد بيعه لي أم يجب علي تقديم إشعار إخلاء جديد للمستأجر؟

س: مرحبًا، أرغب في شراء عقار ولكن يوجد مستأجرة بالداخل. تم إعطاؤها إشعار إخلاء في فبراير 2023، لكن عقد إيجارها ينتهي في أكتوبر 2023. تسير المعاملة بشكل جيد، بحلول ذلك الوقت يجب أن أكون مالكًا للعقار ونيتي هي الانتقال والعيش فيه. ومع ذلك، اتصلت بدائرة الأراضي والأملاك في دبي وأخبروني أنه في حالة قيامي بالشراء، فسأحتاج إلى تقديم إشعار إخلاء جديد، مما سيدفع المستأجرة لمدة 12 شهرًا أخرى. في هذه الحالة، لن أشتري هذا العقار وأبحث عن عقار شاغر. يبدو أن المستأجرة مستعدة للانتقال، ولكن قد تكون هناك دائمًا بعض المواقف غير المتوقعة، وفي هذه الحالة قد تمدد. لذلك، يسعدني المخاطرة ببقائها حتى فبراير من العام المقبل، ولكن ليس لمدة 12 شهرًا أخرى من لحظة شرائي للعقار. أرجو أن تخبرني ما هي خياراتي مع هذه الشقة، وكيف يمكنني تقليل مخاطر بقاء المستأجر لفترة أطول؟ شكرا لك!

Q: I was served an eviction notice from my present landlord 5 months ago, he has now sold the property. Does the new landlord have to serve me a 12-month eviction notice now also?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, An eviction notice was served to the tenant by the old owner in June 2023. The apartment was sold in March 2024, with the tenancy contract limited by the notice passed on to the new owner. The date of eviction is now approaching. Is there a risk that a new eviction notice is required since the owner's name changed and the tenant might not respect the old one?

Q: Dear Lawyers, The former owner of a unit sent an email to the tenant stating he wouldn't renew the contract as the unit was being sold. The tenant acknowledged the email and agreed to vacate the property at the end of the contract, so no eviction notice was issued. Now, the property has been sold. The tenant has been reminded about the email exchange but no longer acknowledges it and refuses to leave, claiming it has nothing to do with the new owner. Does the new owner have a claim if they go to the RDC to evict the tenant? Will the email exchange hold in court?

Q: My previous landlord served me a notice to vacate, stating he intended to sell the apartment, which he later sold to a private company. From what I understand, this notice should transfer to the new owner, who would only be allowed to either sell the unit or move in themselves and cannot ask me to vacate to re-lease for higher rent. We are closer to the 12-month notice expiry and the new owner (a private company) is now demanding a significantly higher rent—above RERA’s allowed increase—or insisting I vacate so they can lease it again at market rates. The demand is more than 50% of my current rent. Is this demand from the new owner valid? I called up RERA who couldn’t help and advised me to approach a lawyer. I am not sure if my rationale holds or if the new landlord is correct. I’ll appreciate advice from this community.

Q: I bought an investment property last year on the condition that the landlord serve the 12-month notice specifically for the purpose of selling the unit and gave the tenant the notice. The landlord sent a court notice of 12 months for selling the property which was sold to me. Plus at the time of renewing the lease with the new landlord (myself) during these 12 months. It was mentioned in the contract that the landlord will not renew. It was also mentioned that the validity of the contract is until the date of court notice. The landlord sold the property as per the notice. The tenant got their 12 months. Now the tenant is refusing.

تخضع العلاقة بين المستأجرين ومالكي العقارات في دبي للقانون رقم 33 لعام 2008 بشأن العلاقة بين مالكي ومستأجري العقارات في إمارة دبي. تتم إحالة منازعات الإيجار الناتجة إلى مركز فض المنازعات الإيجارية ("RDSC") الذي تم إنشاؤه بموجب المرسوم رقم 26 لعام 2013 للتوفيق بين الأطراف والوصول إلى حل ودي أو طلب إصدار حكم نهائي وإنفاذه من خلال مركز فض المنازعات الإيجارية.

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.

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. 

This Decree determines the maximum percentage of rent increase for real property in the Emirate of Dubai when renewing lease contracts.