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4 available 4 • View allHow to force the landlord to refund the security deposit
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Q: I moved out of an apartment in Abu Dhabi on 5th of June 2017. The property management company issued me with a clearance certificate for the air conditioning with the intent of deducting the final amount owed from the security deposit.
It is almost two months later and they still have not refunded the balance of the security deposit. I have made repeated requests to get the money back but they are just wasting my time.
How can I proceed to get this money back? In my home country, we can go to a small claims court in which the defendant would be ordered to pay, plus pay the court fees.
I tried to find similar on the ADJD website but could not and as the amount is for 1300Dhs, I don't want to have to spend this filing a court case, if I am liable for the fees also.

Aug 3, 2017
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Claiming back the security deposit from the landlord


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Q: How can I force the landlord to give me back my security deposit?
My lease ended two weeks ago and I still have AED 10,000 deposit that the landlord did not give back yet. He doesn’t respond to calls/texts.
He sent quotations to me today asking me to cover for fixes that were there before I moved in. How can I deal with him in the fastest possible way?



Oct 25, 2018
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Refund of security deposit from the landlord at the end of tenancy
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Q: I have vacated my flat in the first week of February. The old tenant made so many changes in the flat and the landlord knows about this one.
They told me that they will not charge me. It was in 2016. Now, they refused to pay my security deposit back because they don't have any proof whether they deducted from the old tenant or not.
What can I do?
Please help.

Apr 2, 2019
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The landlord is not returning the security cheque and has filed a case

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Q: Dear sir/madam,
My Eijari got rejected and I don't have a rental lease signed. But I paid rent for 3 months, security, and local fees.
I had given a cheque for 1 year. Now, the landlord is not returning my cheque and has filed a case against me.
What should I do in such a case?


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An interview-format article covering the topic of loans and bounced cheques in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
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3 available 3 • View allFederal Law No. (5) of 1985 On the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates 96
The provisions of this law, promulgating UAE Civil Code, govern the civil transactions in the United Arab Emirates. The commercial transactions remain subject to the laws and regulations applicable in their regard.
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Federal Law No. (10) of 1992 On Evidence in Civil and Commercial Transactions 14
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Federal Decree Law No. (14) of 2020 Amending Certain Provisions of the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 Concerning the Commercial Transactions Law 4
The provisions of this Decree by Law amend the Federal Law No. (18) of 1993 by replacing Clause (4) of Article (379) as well as Articles (600), (617), (641), (642), (643), (644), and adding new articles numbered (635) Bis, (641) Bis (1), (641) Bis (2), (641) Bis (3), (641) Bis (4), (643) Bis (1), (643) Bis (2), (644) Bis (1) and (644) Bis (2). The Decree-Law also repeals Articles (401), (402) and (403) of the Federal Law No. (3) of 1987.
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