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5 available 5 • View allHarassment by a landlord
Q: I have a friend who is harassed by her landlord. She vacated the flat even though she has 3 more months in the contract. This landlord is harassing her and doesn't want to give the clearance to her and asking additional payment which is out of the contract. This landlord is threatening her to file a complaint to the police.
What can she do to this matter?
Thank you very much.
Jun 6, 2017
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Bounced rental cheque
Q: What could be consequences if my rental cheque is returned?
Do I have 2-3 months after the date of the cheque to arrange the necessary amount?
What is the worst case scenario for me?
Feb 22, 2016
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Rental Dispute for the non-payment of rent
Q: The employee of the real estate agency frauded 6-7 tenants from our building and ran away with the rent money.
Now, the real estate lawyer is suing me for not paying the rent and it’s my fault that I gave the cheques to their employees.
What can I do?
Apr 5, 2018
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Legal notice to pay the rent value II
Q: I have one question if you don’t mind.
Today, I spoke to my landlord and asked him to send a legal notice but he said he already sent me the letter. This time I did not receive any letter, nor email, nothing from his side.
I asked him to send Aramex report copy so that I can check with them as I don’t receive any letter, but he won’t provide that either.
Doesn’t the court or anyone check if the tenant received the letter or not?
And in this way, the landlord can lie as well also or play some game. All we need is a bit of time to pay him the amount but he won’t listen.
How can I check about this letter as we never received it?
He is saying as 30 days if the notice has been completed, so he has filed a case and the judge will decide whereas we have no clue about any of this. We have not received any letter or notice from anyone this time.
Where should I check the status of all this?
Oct 24, 2018
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Legal notice to pay the rent value I
Q: I’m a tenant, and due to some financial problems this year I’ve been paying my rent pretty later than the date.
My landlord sent me notary notice for April, May and June cheques which I paid him off in cash within due time but still, he has not taken back the case as yet.
I have the copy of the payment receipt which I paid him. Again I got late with my July, Aug and Sept cheques which I haven’t paid him yet and I’ve asked him to give me some time to pay him off the amount.
He’s been calling me on and off and threatening me that he will throw me out of the house, even though he has not sent me any official letter yet.
Now my question is since he didn't withdraw the previous case (April-May-June), can he throw us out on the basis of that old letter (as we paid him the amount of that notice in time)?
Or he has to provide us with a new notary public letter of 30 days again. I want to pay him all the amount but I just need some time. At the end of December, my contract is expiring.
Oct 24, 2018
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Laws & Regulations
4 available 4 • View allLaw No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai
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.
Nov 26, 2007
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Law No. (33) of 2008 Amending Law No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai
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.
Dec 1, 2008
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Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code
This Law promulgates the Federal Penal Code (Criminal Law) of the United Arab Emirates. Crimes and chastisement punishments shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Law and other penal codes.
Dec 8, 1987
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Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law
The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 Promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law, known as the "New UAE Penal Code", governs criminal actions in the United Arab Emirates. The New Penal Code repeals the previous UAE Penal Code (Federal Law No. (3) of 1987 Promulgating the Penal Code).
Sep 20, 2021
480
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View allHow can I vacate my tenant if the rental agreement ends before the eviction notice deadline?
My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.
May 1, 2024
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How can I reach a settlement with the bank for a mortgage of a jointly owned property?
I have a jointly owned property in Abu Dhabi. The mortgage was defaulted on as I had to leave the property with my children following an assault by my ex-husband. He left the country in 2018 and never paid the mortgage.
As I was in the country, the bank filed a criminal case against me, and I was sentenced to 3 years. I won the appeal against the bank and then filed another criminal case a few months later in Dubai. Again, I won and paid a fine.
In 2019, the bank started a civil case against me and my ex-husband to have the property repossessed. However, at the time of the purchase of the property, there were no Title Deeds, the bank requires this.
I cannot give them the Title Deeds to sell the property and pay back the amount owed to them as my ex-husband refuses to provide a POA. The bank has filed another criminal case against me only for our jointly owned property.
I wish to resolve this and pay off the bank and receive any money left from the sale. How can I resolve this issue of the Title Deeds?
Oct 4, 2022
302
The procedures for filing for divorce on mutual consent
Dear sir/madam,
I am separated from my wife due to compatibility reasons. We got married in the Indian consulate in Dubai on December, 23rd.
We would like to file a divorce on mutual consent as soon as possible. May I get some advice here on the procedures?
Sep 13, 2022
688
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity. Can I file a case 6 months after resignation?
My previous employer failed to pay my gratuity six months past now since I resigned, Is it possible to file a case against him after a 6 months period?
May 31, 2022
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Can a real estate agency hold a percentage of a property sale until transfer is done?
A real estate agency has signed an MOU stating that a 10% security deposit from the buyer and the seller will be kept in the real estate agency and will be released upon transferring the property.
The transfer of the property was blocked due to the court order.
According to my colleagues, the real estate agency is not a trustee and they are not allowed to have taken my security check in the first place, is this correct?
Jun 28, 2021
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