س: أعيش في شقة أربع غرف في الديرة / دبي. 3 من أصل 4 غرف نوم لديها مشكلة تسرب مياه الصرف الصحي في مكان ما في السقف والرائحة كريهة للغاية. يرفض المالك إصلاح المشكلة على الرغم من أن عقد الإيجار الخاص بي ينص بوضوح على أنه يجب إصلاحه على حسابه. لكي ألخص القصة، بعد أن رفعت عليه قضية في مركز النزاعات الإيجارية، مضى الأمر في مساره إلى أن وصل إلى قسم الشرطة ورفض المالك التوقيع في القسم على ورقة تشير إلى استعداده لإصلاح العطل. قام مسؤول في بلدية دبي بزيارة الشقة وقدم تقريرًا إلى دائرة الأراضي والأملاك يؤكد على أن رائحة الشقة سيئة للغاية. أثناء ذلك رفضت دفع أي إيجار إلى المالك للضغط عليه كي يصلح ذلك. لقد مضى 4 أشهر الآن وقد تراكم الإيجار إلى أن زاد على 100000 درهم. وقد رفع المالك دعوى للمطالبة بمبلغ الإيجار. ما الذي يجب علي فعله؟ وكيف أمكنه أن يرفع دعوى ضدي في مركز النزاعات الإيجارية دون أن يطلب منه المركز أن يقوم بإصلاح الشقة أولًا؟! هل يمكن أن أرفض أن أدفع لهذا المالك؟ أعتقد أنه من غير العادل أن أدفع!

Q: Hello. I hope I can get some good insight from you. I have tried to reason with my landlord to allow me to break my tenancy contract early. He refused. Now what legal action can I take, and can I refuse to pay the full amount as too many shortfalls in the building? It is very dirty, never cleaning, the gym is so dirty one may get a disease, faulty equipment, very bad maintenance, a pool no one can access... so many. What can I do about it? Can I refuse to pay the whole amount? Who can I complain to? I need some info to know what to do. Thank you.

س: طاب يومك، أود أن أسأل فيما يتعلق بحقوق المستأجر. لقد تعطل مكيف الهواء لدينا ويصر المالك على أننا نحن من يجب أن نشتري ضاغطًا جديدًا وهذا الأمر غير موجود في عقد الإيجار الذي وقعته. هل نحن حقًا مسؤولون عن تكلفة إصلاح مكيف الهواء هذا أم المالك؟ شكرًا للمساعدة.

Q:   Dear Sir/Madam,       We vacated our 1 BHK apartment after a year. Recently, we received an email from the management regarding maintenance charges of AED 5812. The details show pictures of almost everything in the house that are not damaged.       They have mentioned that they need to replace everything with new items, including the toilet paper handle, shower cap, shower head, valve, soap handle, and so on.       When we asked the management why they needed to replace these items, they simply responded by saying that Dubai properties are expensive and they are very strict.       However, they could not provide a reason as to why these items needed to be replaced when they were not damaged. They only said that new items are given to new tenants, and the same would happen to the next tenant as well.       We have disputed these charges, but the management responded by saying that they do not have a dispute team and we are required to pay the full amount.       We had requested them to inform us during the inspection, but they failed to notify us and conducted the inspection without our knowledge.    

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, We rented a property from a property management company on April 25th and started staying there from that date. We paid the initial rent and deposit as mentioned by the bank. However, there are many maintenance issues in the flat that they have not fixed even after we complained continuously. We are suffering a lot due to this. I want to know if we can file a case on this, as the conditions of the government contract agreement have not been met.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have a question about the renewal of my contract for the third year. The owner has increased the rent according to the RERA index, and I have agreed to this. However, there was an additional term in the contract that stated that the landlord would be responsible for major maintenance. The landlord has now said that all maintenance will be the responsibility of the tenant, and he has stopped communicating with me. Is it allowed to change the terms and conditions of the contract when renewing it with a higher rent price?

Q: Dear All, I am renting a villa in Dubai. The water heater stopped working and needs to be changed. We do not have hot water in the house. After receiving quotations from several companies, the owner is avoiding the repair as he is selling the property. I would like to know the legal procedure in RDC to address the damages. Thank you very much!

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.

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.

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.