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8 available 8 • View allHow to report a case for a lost cheque and stop its encashment
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Q: Please clarify how a lost cheque is to be reported. I need a police report number to give to the bank to stop the cheque.
1) I am the person who wrote the cheque and live in Abu Dhabi.
2) The cheque was given to the other party - a company for cleaning services.
3) The company lost the cheque in Abu Dhabi (they are a Dubai based company)
4) I was told that the company has to go to the police station to get the police report number.
5) The company was told that I have to go to the police station to get the police report number.
Please confirm the correct process.

Jan 16, 2021
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كيفية المطالبة بالشيك بعد فقدانه

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س: استلمت شيك بتاريخ مؤجَّل بعد شهر. فقدت الشيك.
كيف يحق لي أن أطالب بحقي؟


Oct 9, 2019
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Asking the tenant to reissue the rental cheques because they got expired
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Q: Hi,
I paid my rent in 4 cheques in the landlord's name and a 5th cheque as a rental fee to the agency.
The agency cheque was cashed straight away. The landlord only cashed the third and fourth rental cheques saying there were problems with his bank account.
He says he does not have the first and second cheques and never received them from the agency (the agency paid all the cheques to his bank directly).
The first two cheques had gone past 6 months and the bank no longer accepts them. I refused to issue the 2 replacement cheques unless I get the old ones back.
I have already left the property. What are the legal implications? Can he sue me for non-payment?
What do you recommend as a solution? I have photocopies of the 4 cheques (including the last 2 he cashed). The flat is in Dubai. It was a non-Rera registered agreement.
Thank you!

Oct 17, 2019
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فقدان دفتر الشيكات واستخدام شخص آخر له


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س: السلام عليكم،
تركت الإمارات في عام ٢٠١١ بدون أي مشاكل خلفي، ولكن نسيت دفتر الشيكات الخاص بي مع شخص وللأسف استخدمه في عامي ٢٠١٣ و٢٠١٤.
صدر تعميم على اسمي بناءً على قيمة شيكات بمبلغ مليون ونصف تقريبًا. الشيء الأكيد هو أن التوقيع ليس توقيعي والنص الموجود على الشيكات ليس خطي. هل لذلك مخرج قانوني يُثبت براءتي؟



Dec 13, 2021
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Bounceing a cheque given to the landlord after claiming loss of cheque and submitting both
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Q: My landlord informed me that he misplaced one cheque for rent & now he submitted the original & replacement cheques to the bank.
One is bounced due to insufficient amount but total rent to owner is paid as per agreed installment. Now the owner again claims that the replacement cheque is missing.
How to cancel the cheque from the bank?

Apr 11, 2022
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The landlord is asking for reissuing a cheque. Is it acceptable?

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Q: Dear questioner,
My current landlord is asking me to reissue a cheque he lost from my due payments 4 years back.
I have a photocopy of the cheque I gave him, with his signature, and what he claims is that due to some error on their side, they didn’t cash it back then, and now they got rid of the cheque as it is invalid after this time.
What grounds do he have to ask for this?
Can I simply reject it? After 4 years I closed my books for 2018.


Sep 19, 2022
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How to avoid the complications arising out of losing a signed cheque?



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Q: If someone lost a cheque that is signed, what should he do to avoid all the complications related to that?




Oct 21, 2022
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Chequebook missing. How to safeguard against unauthorized withdrawals?




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Q: Dears,
Greetings!
I kept my chequebook in my shop drawer for a couple of months, and recently I found it missing. I had signed some of its copies for use during my absence, if necessary.
Could you please advise the best way to protect myself and prevent unauthorized bank withdrawals?
Thank you in advance!
Regards,





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Mar 13, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allLaw No. (33) of 2008 Amending Law No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai 8
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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