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Dubai, UAE

Termination of office lease before its expiry without paying penalty

We have been using an office for rent in Al Karama since 2014 and renewed contract in August 2020.

Now, since business is less we wanted to vacate the office because the rent was high and we informed the real estate office but they are saying we need to pay 2 months rent for free.

Also, they are saying they will take AED 8500 old security deposit for damages and repair of office but there is no damage in office and it doesn't even have any interiors or partition works done, just open office.

Kindly advise if we have any rights to vacate without paying additional payments.

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Laila Hamza Al Mulla Advocates and Legal Consultants
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9 Dec 2020, 13:40

Hello Sir,

You have to settle the matter with the landlord, as according to the law, you may terminate the contract after the expiry of its period and notify the landlord three months before it ends.

For more information, please contact us by email.

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