Q: Hi, My rental contract expires in December 2016, however, since I can't afford the rent I am giving my two months notice to vacate the place by September 2016 paying 2 months rent. However, the landlord tells me that I can't stay in the place during my notice period and I still have to pay rent for 2 months. Please advise.

Q: My landlord is requesting me to leave the apartment at the end of tenancy period which is in 3 months. He hasn't requested this formally, I mean he only sent an email. Can this be counted? I do not want to leave as I know the reason he wants me to evict is that he wants to increase the rent on the new tenant since I have been for quite some time.

Q: I want to vacate my flat when the contract expired. I have a flat in Dubai, I rented the flat last year in August through estate Agent, as I am not living in UAE but in the UK. I am not familiar with the real estate Law in UAE if I intend to give notification to the tenant to vacate the Flat in August when the contract expired. But Tenant informed me that they will not leave, and they have the right to stay 2 years! And they've gone deal with RERA regulations! The tenant was giving several times wrong cheque... Have really the tenant such right and what about the Landlord? Thanks.

Q: Dear All, I am renting an apartment in Dubai which is about to be sold to a new owner. He wants to move in himself before the end of the rental contract. According to the agent organizing the transaction, the new owner will issue me a notice soon and then ask me to vacate the apartment. What are my rights in order to: - Stay in the apartment until the end of the contract? - Obtain compensation from the new owner if I vacate months earlier than the lease end? Thank you very much in advance.

Q: Hello, I have a disagreement with my landlord. We rented a villa in Dubai for one year and before only one month of the end of our tenancy contract, the landlord asked us to vacate and informed us that he is not willing to renew because he is selling the villa. We have a clause in the contract that: The tenant and the Land Lord have to submit in advance 60 days' written notice before the expiry of the tenancy contract for vacating or renewal of the tenancy contract. We did not express our intention to renew before 60 days from the expiry of the contract but we did after he asked us to vacate. I tried a lot of times to convince my landlord to renew because he needs to send 12 months evicting notice for selling and also he did not send the non-renewal rental before 60 days. I would like to know my rights please and if I go to the rent committee, would I win the dispute? Thank you very much!

Q: I am evacuating the apartment in Abu Dhabi. I gave one month's notice to my landlord. Now he is asking for 3 months' rent as a penalty. Kindly advise me on this!

Q: Dear questioner, We rented a warehouse in Al Quoz and vacated it at the end of June. Now the landlord is saying that we did not vacate and therefore the contract is renewed and is requesting payment. We have rejected his claims. The contract does not seem to be registered with RERA EJARI. Where do we stand?

Q: Can a tenant refuse to leave my house although he has agreed and signed a clause in the tenancy contract? The contract stipulates that if the owner finds a buyer for his property, the tenant will leave within 90 days of being informed and he will get an AED 31000 compensation.

Q: Hi, We recently bought a villa in Dubai. We are looking for an advocate for legal advice. Even though the old owner gave the tenant a 90-day notice about the new rent, the tenant is not agreeing to the notice because it didn't come from us. Since the renewal is in October and we bought the property in September, we don't have 90 days to notify the tenant of the new rent. The tenant agreed to the new rent in an email with the old owner 90 days ago. Can we dispute this?

An interview-format article covering the topic of residential retail properties pertaining to the liability for property maintenance and the repercussions of defaulting on rent payments in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.