س: يحاول مالك العقار زيادة إلايجار بما يتجاوز مؤشر مؤسسة التنظيم العقاري، مستخدمًا تقييم دائرة الأراضي والأملاك كمعيار. تسلسل الأحداث: 1. قبل 90 يومًا من تجديد عقدي، عرض عليّ المالك عقد إيجار جديد بزيادة 10% على إيجاري الحالي. 2. اعترضتُ على ذلك بمشاركة نتيجة مؤشر مؤسسة التنظيم العقاري، والتي أفادت بعدم وجود زيادة في قيمة الإيجار. 3. قرر المالك في هذه المرحلة إجراء تقييم إيجاري لدى دائرة الأراضي والأملاك. 4. يوم الجمعة الماضي، قبل 49 يومًا من انتهاء عقد إيجاري الحالي، أرسل المالك التقييم، والذي أظهر زيادة بنسبة 21% على الإيجار (أو بمعنى آخر، إيجاري الحالي أقل بنسبة 17.5% من هذا التقييم الحالي). هل يحق للمالك فعل ذلك، وما الزيادة المسموح بها قانونًا في هذه الحالة؟

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My landlord in Dubai wants to increase my rent by an amount that is double the permitted increase by the RERA index (10%). I have insisted on capping the increase at the RERA index amount (5%). The landlord is threatening to request a Dubai Land Department (DLD) valuation, which he says will override the RERA index amount and likely result in a much higher increase (he says up to 40%). This is because my rent is generally low for the market. Can the DLD valuation really override the increase that is permitted by RERA?

Q: Hi, My rent renewal is due at the end of May. My landlord wants to increase my rent by 35% while the RERA Index is stating a 0% increase because I am within the average rental rate. The land-lord's management keeps responding back to me with the "valuation" report for an apartment that is vacant, not the apartment I am living in. I keep responding to them that the RERA Index states otherwise and that I am entitled to a 0% increase. What should I do?

س: مرحبًا، أنا مالك عقار وأحصل على 105 آلاف كإيجار. سوف يتم التجديد قريبًا ولا يظهر مؤشر هيئة التنظيم العقاري أي زيادة ولكنني حصلت على شهادة القيمة الإيجارية التي تقول أن القيمة الإيجارية 150 ألف درهم إماراتي. كم يمكنني أن أطلب زيادة من المستأجر؟

Q: Hi there, 1. The landlord requested a 10% increase in rent upon renewal. 2. The RERA calculator does not allow an increase. 3. Offer and Deposit carried out by us. 5. The decision was ruled in our favor with renewal at current rental rates. 6. The landlord carried out a Rental Evaluation and filed a case against us. 7. Judgement was issued and the landlord won a case and got a 10% increase and we have to pay his fees, etc. Is there any point in appealing this decision? i.e. perhaps based on the offer and deposit that was given in our favor to renew with current rates (and we could say we followed the guidelines but now we are being punished by this as the landlord obtained a rental evaluation certificate). Thank you

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I obtained the rent evaluation certificate, which indicates that the comparable unit rent is AED 160,000. The tenant is currently paying AED 100,800. I understand that the formula for calculating the percentage increase is as follows: 160,000 - 100,800 = 59,200. Since the difference between the exact value of the comparable unit rent (rental evaluation certificate) and the current rent is nearly 59%, am I permitted to request a 20% increase based on the aforementioned information and the law? I am aware of Decree No. (43) of 2013 regarding the Determination of the Increase in Rent for Properties in the Emirate of Dubai. It does not address my specific question regarding the exact calculation formula, particularly in the case where the rent evaluation certificate is used as a reference.

Q: What are your guidance and opinion on the below matter? On 28th August, 90 days before the renewal, I sent an email notice for renewal of rent at AED X. The tenant disagreed with the rent renewal, stating that AED X is not in line with the rental index. Enough reasons, the tenant did not agree. The apartment comprises the following features: one bedroom and a small one, a bed, and a cupboard. Provided kitchen with home appliances fridge, washing machine, and cooking range oven. When the tenant did not agree and no conclusion was reached, I was left with the option to seek a DLD Rental Evaluation, which I obtained on 28th Nov 2023. The DLD provided a rental valuation of AED Y. I communicated the DLD-provided rental valuation of AED Y to the tenant on 28th Nov 2023. On the same day, I also provided a fair option to continue for 3 months at the last year's rent and to consider the revised 90 days' notice based on DLD rental valuation to decide whether to continue with the renewal or not.

Q: Hello all, I'm renting a villa in the Springs area. Last year, the landlord made an evaluation certificate in March 2023 and 90 days before renewal, the property management company informed me that based on the evaluation certificate, the landlord would increase the price by 20%, I accepted it. Current contract from July 2023 till July 2024, rent value 160,000. In March 2024, I received an email from the landlord (92 days before renewal) that he wanted to increase rent again by 20% and attached the same certificate from March 2023 which has been used for the 2023 contract renewal. The certificate states that validity is 1 year. So when they sent an email with a notification, the certificate was still officially valid. Can the landlord use the evaluation certificate twice to increase property rent in 2023 and then in 2024? Why evaluation certificate is valid for 1 year if the market changes every month? How can I check that the certificate is not "fake"? Can the landlord use a certificate issued in March 2023 to increase the rent for the property, considering that the contract renewal date is in July 2024?

Q: Dear Lawyers, Dubai RERA Index is based on the standard number of rooms. How to factor in the size of the apartment and whether it is furnished?

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.

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.

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

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.