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.

Q: The owner is asking for chiller charges for the last 2 years, for an apartment that we have vacated 2 months ago. The bills are in the owner's name, who has been settling them and is now requesting reimbursement contract mentioned a company for the chiller by the name '[----], which does not exist. We did ask the building and agent for a chiller and were told that those are covered within the building. In the 2nd year, the term chiller was removed by the owner from the contract. The invoices shared to claim the chiller charges are from a building management company that is issuing building management charges to the owner based on the area of the apartment and it has nothing to do with the consumption. At end of the lease, the owner asked for settled copies of all other utility bills which were shared and there was no mention of chiller charges even then. Accordingly, the owner paid back the security deposit. The owner has sent a legal notice to reimburse these paid invoices, along with the charges he incurred on the legal notice and lawyer.

س: مرحبًا، لديّ بعض الأسئلة بخصوص شهادة تقييم الإيجار من دائرة الأراضي والأملاك: 1. المبنى الخاص بي خالٍ من أجهزة التبريد. هل تُعتبر الشهادة كذلك؟ 2. هل يُمكن استخدام شهادة تقييم الإيجار لزيادة الإيجار أكثر مما يُشير إليه مؤشر الإيجارات الصادر عن مؤسسة التنظيم العقاري (RERA)؟ شكرًا مُقدمًا!

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?

Q: Dear Team, I recently purchased a studio on May 10th for 660k, which is currently rented out for 60k in 2 cheques. The second cheque is due on June 1st. We have approached the tenant to sign the new contract and provide the new cheque under my name. She is refusing to do so due to an "ongoing" dispute she claims to have with the previous agency and landlord regarding chiller charges. She alleges that she was informed that the unit is chiller-free, although this was not specified in the contract. She insists it was verbally communicated during her property viewing, but there is no written documentation to support this claim. I seek your advice on how to proceed to compel the tenant to sign the contract and provide the new cheque promptly, as she has indicated no intention to vacate the premises or issue the cheque. It is important to note that none of these issues was disclosed to us by the previous agent during the transaction. I appreciate your guidance on handling this matter effectively.

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 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.