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8 available 8 • View allPolice case for bounced cheques issued for rent
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Q: We rented a business working space at one of the business centres. We used the premises for two months but the service was very bad.
Moreover, our business was a startup, hence it didn't take up. The business centre management had agreed on vacating the place within a week as per our deal. Now, they are not returning our security cheque. We were supposed to pay only AED 4000 for an early exit.
They are arm-twisting us by depositing our monthly cheques along with the security deposit, which of course bounced and they made a police case for which we paid the fine.
They are purely cheating and trying to take the pending rent, but it was agreed that we can vacate.
Please advise what is the next step we can take.

Oct 15, 2017
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Institution of bounced cheques criminal case and restriction on travel
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Q: My landlord filed a criminal case against me after my rental cheques bounced in Dubai, and police arrested me at Dubai Airport. Two days later, I was released from Dubai court after paying a fine.
The landlord filed a case again after two days because I had another bounced cheque. I have now to report my self to police, and after two days I will pay the fine and get released from Dubai court.
The question is if I pay the fine and no civil case filed yet, can I travel to my home country?
Please advise me as per my problem.
Thanks

Dec 4, 2017
1937
Lifting a travel ban after defaulting on rental cheques
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Q: Hi
There is a case for 2 rental cheques bounce amount of AED 16800 & 12500 in the police station and there is a travel ban.
My current condition is not allowing to pay it as I don't have a job and I'm looking for it.
So what are the worst consequences of it? And how will the travel ban be removed?
Please help me with info.
Thanks

Sep 30, 2018
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Would the travel ban be lifted once the rental case is settled?



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Q: Greetings,
I had a rental case in Ajman, which I have settled, and got a clearance letter from Ajman Municipality. There was also a travel ban placed.
So, I would like to ask whether the travel ban is lifted once the case is settled or if I have to separately request the removal of the travel ban.
Thanks!




Mar 7, 2024
556
How to settle payment in a rental enforcement case at RDC and remove travel ban?




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Q: Hi,
I would like to have a suggestion from one of your lawyers.
There is an enforcement case against me in RDC Dubai for my rent of AED 44000. The court issued a travel ban for me.
I want to pay but due to my financial situation as all my business was destroyed, we are losing too much this year.
I want to remove my travel ban.
What should I do?
Thank You!





Mar 21, 2024
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Can I keep my shop by paying rent in installments despite an eviction case against me?




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Q: Hi,
I have leased out a shop in Dubai, but due to huge financial losses and my husband's job loss, I can't afford to pay the rent. Meanwhile, my landlord has filed a case for eviction and payment of rent.
Right now, my condition is getting better as my husband has got a job and is ready to pay the rent in installments.
Can I pay in installments and hold the shop even if the judgment goes against me?





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Jan 9, 2025
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How to lift a travel ban for unpaid rent if I cannot pay and need to return home?

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Q: Hello,
I have a travel ban due to unpaid rental cheques in Dubailand. I can’t afford them.
What should I do in this case?
I want to go back to Pakistan.


Feb 6, 2025
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Can I put a financial guarantee to remove a travel ban in a rental case at RDC?




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Q: I used to work as a manager in a company, and my name was removed by the Dubai court of execution.
Now, on the paid rent, I got a travel ban, which I objected to at RDC.
The RDC accepted and gave the next hearing date, as I will have all the court papers.
Is there any way to remove the travel ban, as the objections I made at the execution hearing are next month, almost one month?
Is there any way you can put the amount as a deposit, and once the objection case is over, you can take it back?





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Apr 9, 2025
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2 available 2 • View allBounced Cheques in the UAE: What You Need to Know in 2024 291
In the UAE, cheque bounce is a very frequent problem faced by people during their span in the country. It is covered under the purview of Commercial Transactions Law, and legal implications/penalties can be financially severe and daunting for more “serious” offenses. Bounced cheque issues may arise in a variety of commercial transactions, including but not limited to, companies’ exchanges, bank loans, property rents or purchases, and individual transactions.
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There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? 39
There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.
Apr 18, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • View allFederal 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.
Sep 27, 2020
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Decree No. (26) of 2013 Concerning the Rent Disputes Settlement Centre in the Emirate of Dubai 0
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.
Sep 18, 2013
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View allIs there any chance to travel to GCC countries and Qatar if I have unpaid bank loans? 0
I have an unpaid loan from a bank of around AED 48000 and a credit card from finance of AED 9000 unpaid.
Is there any chance to travel to GCC countries and Qatar?
Dec 23, 2022
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The right response to the wife who is refusing to be with the husband 0
Hello/Salam
I am a British citizen with a UK passport and married a UAE resident with a Pakistani passport in March 2020. Due to Covid restrictions, I could not see my wife until travel re-opened.
At this time, I tried to apply for a UK spouse visa for my wife, but it was not approved on Jan 21. I then waited for things to re-open and visited my wife on Nov 21 and decided to move ahead with our Rukhsati and Walima in Jan 2022.
I then applied for her UK visit visa, but again it was not approved. I then traveled to Dubai in Mar 2022 to live in Dubai with my wife, but she did not see me, has not responded to my messages or calls, and blocked me on social media.
I was able to see her family but they were very disrespectful to me and threw me out of their house. I have returned to the UK now.
What can I do to approach the UAE authorities that my wife's family has defrauded me, taken all the gifts and gold, and are now ignoring us?
Please advise what can I do to save my marriage?
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Apr 13, 2022
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Will a medical condition be considered in defaulting on a loan? 0
Hello,
Please help, I was not able to pay my loan within 3 months for the amount of 841 monthly, because I had to undergo a major caesarian operation.
The balance amount of my loan is only like 17 thousand, and the bank deposited the 40,400 security cheque on my account so it will be bounced.
I can arrange the overdue balance, but the fines of the bounced cheque they raised are giving me a heavy load to settle.
They keep adding interest on my payment since before, even when I'm paying monthly regularly.
Please help and advise.
They said they will proceed to court. The interest is giving me too much heavy financial crisis.
Mar 28, 2022
287
The safest way to settle a bank loan without being arrested while coming back to the UAE 0
Hello Experts,
I need your kind advice regarding my loan.
I had a loan of 250k and a credit card of 13k with a bank. When I left the UAE in March-20, my cumulative outstanding of both was 160k. Since then, I'm in Pakistan and hasn't come back to the UAE
The bank has bounced security cheques and filed criminal cases. Now I have a job offer from Dubai and they already applied for my employment visa.
Meanwhile, I'm negotiating with the bank for a one-shot settlement over the telephone. They are asking me to pay 112k one payment for the full and final settlement of both liabilities.
They have waived off all the interest and just asking the principal amount in this way.
Please advise if 112k is a good deal considering the situation or I should have to get more discount.
Also, advise how should I go forward with them (they said, they'll issue a settlement letter/new offer letter, after which I'll submit the payment and then within 2 weeks they'll withdraw the criminal case).
Mar 14, 2022
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How to return to the UAE while there are unpaid loans and credit cards? 0
Dear sir/madam,
I have loans from 2 banks; one is 40000 AED and the other is 12000 AED. There are also 2 cards; one is 2500 AED and the other is 22500 AED.
I am planning to come back to Dubai to search for a job.
Is there any way to get a job visa? And how can I settle this?
Feb 17, 2022
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