Q: I am staying in the apartment since 2 years. My tenancy contract expires on 15th of June. I informed the landlord via email 1 month in advance, that I don't wish to continue the contract and will leave the flat. The landlord is now saying that we should have informed him 60 days in advance and is demanding for an extra 30 days rent. Is this a valid claim? Do I need to pay extra post my tenancy contract getting over? Kindly advise.

Q: I am renting out my villa located in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. The tenancy contract will start on 01 June 2018 to 31 May 2019. My question is that, can I mention in the addendum that the landlord has the right to terminate the tenancy contract before the expiry date by giving a 3 months' written notice to the tenant?

Q: Hi, My flat contract will end on Jan.14.2020. I went to the office of real estate last December 3 and I was told I will pay for 3 months as a penalty since I have not complied with the 60 days' notice period. I have been living in this flat for 3 years and they are not giving a discount and all other residential flats here in Al Barsha are going down except for my current building. The difference is really big if we are talking about a 2 bedroom flat. I was advised to renew and extend for 3 months. But I really want to move out. Please advise me.

Q: My contract ends on 20th Feb 2020 and I have informed the landlord on the 24th of December to amend the rent or allow us to vacate on the mentioned date. They have replied that the contract will be automatically renewed as we have not given 60 days notice (technically it is 59 days given) and that if we wish to vacate he is asking us to pay two months rent as a penalty. Kindly advise.

Q: When should I inform the landlord regarding vacating the flat per law?

Q: We notified our landlord that we do not wish to renew our lease contract 75 days before its expiry date. He told us we had to notify them 90 days prior therefore he will automatically renew the lease for one year. After some back and forth, he said we must extend for four months and he will increase the rent for these extra four months. We offered to pay for the days we missed in notifying and we requested to stay for 2 months extra with the same rate but he is refusing. Our contract does not have a penalty clause if we fail to notify 90 days. What do we do?

Q: Hello, The landlord sent me an e-mail less than 90 days before our rent period ends (around 83 days) that he is not interested in renewal as he wants to move in himself. Our contract states that he has to give me 90-day notice if he is not interested in renewal. What are my options and what would be the worst-case scenario? I believe I have the right to stay on the property and wait for him to give me 12 months' notice now instead as the renewal should still be in force as he did not give me notice 90 days prior. Or would it be the case that "he only missed it by a few days" and I still would not be able to get it renewed? He has told me that he expects keys 90 days from the date he gave me notice and would not be willing to renew the contract.

Q: Hello, The landlord has sent a court notice that he won't renew the contract with us next year after the renewal of the current year, and after 12 months, we need to evacuate the house. Do we have the right to move before the contract ends without penalty?

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.