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8 available 8 • View allDoes the new owner need to serve eviction notice to the tenant if the old owner served it?


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Q: Hi,
I just bought a villa in Dubai, wherein the previous owner had served an eviction notice in Aug. to the tenant with the reason that he intends to sell the property.
Based on this eviction notice, I bought the property, and now I was told that I need to serve a new eviction notice to the tenant again as a new owner.
If I do this, then the tenant will get 12 months to vacate from the new notice date. Then what is the use of the old eviction notice?
As I understand the new owner will need to honor all obligations of the old landlord and in which case the new landlord should also be entitled to the right of eviction notice served by the old landlord, right?
Kindly clarify



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Q: Hi,
Do I need to submit an eviction notice to my tenant of the newly purchased villa while the seller has already sent him notice 2 months ago?
Or as my escrow agent said, it will pass to me?

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Q: Hi Maryam,
I am a tenant in Dubai.
My previous landlord served me an eviction notice of 12 months on the premise of moving in through a notary, and now he sold the apartment to a new landlord.
Is the eviction notice still valid? Or does the new owner have to send me a new one?
Many thanks!

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A landlord gives a notice for eviction 3 weeks after the due date. Is it effective?

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Q: Hello,
I am living in a flat in Dubai. The contract states that the owner should give me a 90-day notice if he wants to take the flat.
However, the real estate agent called me three weeks after the due date and told me that the owner wants to take possession of the flat to live in it.
I am not very familiar with the laws here, but can I force the owner to renew the contract as he contacted me three weeks after the due date? Or does he have the right to invoke this reason whenever he pleases, thus bypassing the 90-day notice?
How can I verify that the landlord really wants to live in the flat? Because once I leave, he could rent it again without my knowledge.
Thank you for your responses!


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I bought an apartment and the previous owner served eviction notice. Do I need to serve a new one?


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Q: I recently bought an apartment with an existing tenant. The previous owner served the tenant an eviction notice via Dubai Courts.
By using this notice, can I evict the tenant or not?
The eviction period ends on September 2023 and the current contract ends on April 2023.
If I can evict the existing tenant, how should I prepare a new contract?
Is it enough to prepare a 5-month contract and refer to the eviction notice in additional terms?



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Do I need to send a new eviction notice to the tenant if the previous owner sent him one?


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Q: I bought a home in September 2022. The previous owner has given an eviction notice to the tenant in July 2022. The eviction notice mentions the date of 31st July 2023 for eviction.
After I bought it, I did not give any fresh notice to the tenant. There was a verbal agreement that the tenant will leave the place by 31st July 2023.
Now the tenant is mentioning that he believes a fresh notice needs to be given with another 12 months' notice.
I want to understand the below:
1) Do I need to give fresh notice of 12 months to my tenant?
2) Is the eviction notice sent by the previous owner still valid?



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Q: I just happen to buy a property and sign the papers today. The property is occupied till 30 June as the tenancy also expires on the same day.
I was not informed by the previous owner that the tenants are going to renew the contract. They did not send an email to the previous owner of their intention to renew the contract.
I am a female, I have not renewed my old contract and have no place else to shift. Can I get the tenant to vacate and move to the property?
Please guide.



May 31, 2023
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Q: Hello,
I am buying an apartment to live in. The only problem is that the apartment is currently rented, and the tenant's contract will end at the end of November. We talked with her, and she is willing to leave earlier.
The real estate agent just sent me the contract between the current owner and her, which states that: "The landlord has to submit 60 days' written notice prior to the end of the contract to the tenant to inform them of any changes in the rent or terms and conditions (including vacating notice) of the tenancy contract."
So, if I buy this apartment, will the rules stated in the contract between them apply to me as well?
In the draft of Contract F, we also wrote that upon the completion of the transfer, the seller undertakes to send a notice directly to the tenant, in accordance with Clause 4.3 of the tenancy agreement, providing a minimum of 60 days' notice.
Per Clause 4.3, the tenant is expected to agree to vacate the unit. Could this be enough?
Thank you!





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