Q: My son and husband have been harassed and bullied by a labour camp owner for delayed rent… A: Please note that not being able to pay the rental agreement as…

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Harassment by the landlord over unpaid rent

Good evening.

My son and husband have been harassed and bullied by a labour camp owner for delayed rent. We have paid him most of the debt by maximising our credit cards. We did not have enough to pay my son's 3000 Dhs outstanding balance.

This camp owner has involved my son's employer and has humiliated and embarrassed my son and my husband's reputation. Even when we offered a payment plan which offers a monthly amount of 1000 Dhs until the debt is paid. And my husband has applied for a bank loan to pay the full amount (still in process).

But the camp owner has gone and laid a police complaint against my son. After I telephonically spoke to police and explained the payment options they said we must pay 1000 Dhs by month's end. Now I got an email from camp stating that police told them I agree to pay the full amount in 3 days. If not, the camp will go lay a charge to have my son arrested for absconding from debt repayment.

Please advise, I feel so sick of worry. Thank you.

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Ahmed Elnaggar

Dar Al Balagh Advocates and Legal Consultancy

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23 Oct 2017, 09:34

Dear Questioner,

Your question has raised two subjects:

1. Harassment, Bullying and Humiliation

Your son and your husband have the right to attend to the relevant Police Station to report any incident that can be defined as Harassment, Bullying or Humiliation that they have suffered from the landlord, or any of his associates. There are clear laws and regulations in the UAE to prevent such behaviours.

However, you have to be 100% sure such allegations are correct and not exaggerated or false because the consequences can be very bad towards the complainer if it was proven wrong.

2. Non-payment of Rent

Please note that not being able to pay the rental agreement as per the contract and on time allows the landlord to file a case before the Rental Committee and request to cancel the agreement and take over the unit as non-payment is a grave breach of the rental agreement terms.

23 Oct 2017, 10:19

Thank you for the feedback.

We have emails where the landlord has cc my husband's employer concerning our debt. I have moved out from the camp. My son moved to a room that his company now pays (my son's employer has a contract with the labour camp) on the same campsite.

Can the landlord go and lay a charge of absconding and no-fly against my son?

My part of the rent is paid but we did not have enough to pay for my son. The amount is Dhs 3194. My son emailed a payment action plan but this landlord is demanding all the payment by the end of today. Even when we can't give him until the personal loan has been approved or salary has been paid.

My son received two phone calls from men claiming to be the police. I have a suspicion that it was not the police. I tried phoning the numbers back but no one picks up. We have a recording of one of the conversations where my son asked if the caller was a police officer and he said yes.

What can we legally do here? Do we take him to court if I can prove they pretended to be the police?

23 Oct 2017, 12:03

Please note that such amount is too small to file a case against. However, if it is due to the landlord you will have to pay it and you and your son may face legal consequences for the non-payment.

Recording phone calls without permission from Public Prosecutor is a crime. I advise you not to use such recordings.

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