Q: I don't live in the UAE. I have served 90 days Notice via e-mail (which is acknowledged by the tenant), with a clear intention not to renew the tenancy agreement after its expiration date. Is this be considered "legally approved technological means", and will it be considered as served?

Q: Hi, My current apartment lease ends on 19 Nov 2021, the owner emailed me yesterday that he wants to move in and asked us to vacate after our lease ends. I told them that they should've sent me a 12-month advance notice via notary and I am not evicting the apartment. Also, he did not send me a renewal agreement and we are now two weeks past the 3-month renewal deadline. I want to know what are my options. Should I file a dispute and ask for renewal under the current agreement?

Q: Can a 30-day notice be served to the tenant to pay outstanding rent via email in case the landlord is not in the UAE, or does it have to be in a prescribed format typed and attested by the notary?

Q: Hello, I live in a villa in Dubai with my family. Last year when I renewed my tenancy agreement, the landlord informed me via email that he would not be renewing the tenancy in the following year as he wants to sell the property. He informed me that he would send a notarised eviction letter by registered post. This eviction letter never arrived, therefore as there are less than 90 days left on the tenancy agreement which ends in Jan 2023, I requested for the lease to be renewed. The landlord responded to me telling me that he will not be renewing the lease as he informed me last year via email that he would not be renewing this year. I told him that as he didn't send a notarised eviction notice or letter by registered post then he should renew the tenancy for another 12 months. He has refused and said that I should vacate the property at the end of my current tenancy. Please can you advise if he is correct? Thank you!

Q: What is the correct way to serve an eviction notice for a rented villa? I understand it can be sent by registered mail/courier but also that it needs to be prepared in a legal format by a notary public. Kindly confirm. Thank you.

Q: Dear All, Our landlord's manager has just sent us a message via Whatsapp that they will not be renewing our current contract which expires in 90 days. I just wanted to know, does this not constitute an eviction notice which I believe needs to be sent a full year in advance, and to be sent too by registered mail? Also, in this case, does a WhatsApp message carry weight as legal notice or do they have to send it by registered mail? What other rights as a tenant do I have in this case?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My landlord has sent me an eviction notice via email. As far as I know, they need to serve a formal notarized notice, stamped by the courts and delivered by Aramex, Emirates post or any registered mail/postal services for us to vacate the property. Can we stay because they didn't send the notarized notice through postal services? Or should we vacate the property?

Q: Hello, Landlord sent an eviction note by email asking to confirm it by email as well. I already confirmed by email that I received her email. It has been 12 months and she is claiming that she wants to move into the apartment. I read several threads; some say that her claim does stand as it is similar to registered mail, while others say it has to be an official registered mail. From common sense, the landlord did get a confirmation that the tenant acknowledges receipt of the intent of eviction. From a literal legal perspective, she did not use registered mail. I suspect that this situation is frequent and I would like your experience based on what is recently happening in courts, and not only an interpretation of the law, as the concern is that two judges might interpret this part of the law differently.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.

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. 

This Decree determines the maximum percentage of rent increase for real property in the Emirate of Dubai when renewing lease contracts.