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4 متاح 4 • عرض الجميعA tenant refuses rent increase and payment term changes: What to do?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I purchased a property in December 2022 and served the eviction notice on January 9, 2023. The current tenancy agreement is set to expire on June 30, 2023.
I want to modify the payment terms for the new contract, effective from July 1, 2023, to January 8, 2024 (the end of the eviction notice), changing from 12 checks to 1 for the six-month period.
Additionally, I intend to increase the rent by 20% as I believe the existing tenant is paying 60% less than the current market rate.
The tenant refuses to accept these changes and wishes to renew the lease with no alterations.
Where do I stand in this situation?
RERA provides varying information each time I seek clarity.

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What's more important: the tenancy contract or UAE rental laws on tenancy renewal?




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Q: Hello,
I hope you can advise me, please!
I'm a tenant in Dubai. The owner/agency didn't send me the rent increase notice 90 days in advance. It was sent to me on Thu, 18 Apr, 22:16. My lease expires on June 24, 2024.
So it's 78 days instead of 90. But they claim that in the signed contract there is a statement:
"In the event that the tenant wishes to renew the lease at the end of the tenancy, they should notify the landlord in writing 90 days prior to the expiry date of the rental contract."
Since I didn't do this, they demand to increase my rent by the maximum amount possible as per RERA.
As far as I can understand, according to the law, if no one notifies anyone before 90 days, the default is to extend the lease. So there is no increase.
What is more important according to law, the signed contract, or UAE laws in this case?
Thank you very much, hope you can advise and help me!





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Q: Hi,
The real estate agency that leased me the apartment included: "Tenant confirmed that they will vacate the property after the end of the contract" under additional terms in my Ejari without consulting me.
They wanted me to vacate last year or increase the rent way above the RERA recommended increase.
Can I renew my tenancy contract as per RERA guidelines this year?
I haven't received any DLD or other notice from my landlord.





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قابلية تنفيذ بند عدم التجديد في عقد الإيجار
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س: سيدي/سيدتي،
"هذا العقد غير قابل للتجديد".
يرجى توضيح مدى قابلية تنفيذ هذا البند في عقد الإيجار إذا اضطررنا إلى التوقيع عليه كمستأجرين. علاوة على ذلك، نود أن نعرف ما إذا كان يمكن الطعن في هذا البند إذا تقدم المالك بطلب إخلاء إلى هيئة التنظيم العقاري.

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Decree No. (26) of 2013 Concerning the Rent Disputes Settlement Centre in the Emirate of Dubai 0
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Decree No. (43) of 2013 Determining Rent Increases for Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai 9
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