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3 available 3 • View allHow to terminate the SPA of a property and claim refund for delay

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Q: I have purchased an off-plan property from a Dubai based developer. The project is delayed and not yet completed and the DLD App is showing 85% progress.
As per the SPA, handover date is Q2/2018. I've sent 2 delay notices already during the last years, to the developer as per the SPA.
The developer verbally informed me that the Building Completion Certificate is planned in November and completion notices due on December 2020. This cannot be trusted as last year they informed the same.
Further, the developer's agent is just saying now I can't terminate the SPA since the progress achieved is more than 85% - as per the UAE property Law. This is not in line with the SPA as per my understanding.
40% of the apartment amounts are paid timely and in full together with 4% DLD Fees. Balance 60% is due only at the handover.
Currently, I want to terminate the SPA and obtain a full refund. Please advise legally how to take action on this requirement?
Thank you and waiting to hear from you.


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التوقف عن دفع أقساط العقار بسبب تأخُّر المطور في التسليم

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س: سلام عليكم،
قام المطور بتقديم رسالة فسخ عقد بسبب تأخُّري عن دفع دفعة أخيرة فقط بقيمة ٧٥ ألف من أصل ٣٧٥ ألف. سبب تخلفي عن دفعها هو تأخُّره عن إكمال المشروع بما يقارب ٣ سنوات. أثناء تقديمه للرسالة، أبرمنا اتفاقية ودية بأن أدفع المبلغ على دفعات بسبب عدم قدرتي حينها.
دفعت ٢٠ ألف وبعدها ٢٥ ألف في غضون ٣ أشهر وهي المدة التي كانت فيها الرسالة قيد التنفيذ من الجهة المرسلة. بالرغم من إرسالي كافة المستندات للجهة المرسلة إثباتًا للدفع، إلا أنه تم إكمال الإجراء وفسخ العقد.
مع العلم أنه عند مراجعتي للجهة المسؤولة وإثبات أنني قمت بسداد ٤٤.٣٪ من أصل ٥٠٪ قبل إيصالي رسالة فسخ العقد، لم يقم المطور بإعطاء بيانات كاملة عن دفعاتي وبالتالي اتخذت الجهة قرار فسخ العقد مع علمها بعد ذلك بأنني سددت ٤٤،٣٪ ولكنها طالبت المطور بإرجاع الوحدة ولكنه باعها لمشترٍ آخر فور حصول على نسخة فسخ العقد.
إلى الآن المطور لا يجيب ولم تتخذ الجهة أي إجراء ضده وفي الأخير أهدرت أموالي. سؤالي:
هل لي مقتضى مما ذكرت بشكل قانوني؟
وبأي طريقة أستطيع رفع دعوى قضائية ضده للتعويض؟
ما تكلفتها؟ وهل قضيتي مضمونة باسترجاع المبالغ؟ إن كانت نعم، فكم تستغرق؟


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س: لقد اشتريت فلتين وشقة من مطور عقاري ولم أسدد أي قسط بعد شرائي الأول وجهّزت الفلة الأولى ولم أستلم واليوم علمت أن دائرة الأراضي في دبي شطبت اسمي.
هل أسترد أموالي؟
شكرًا!

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