Q: Our rental contract expired. We were officially served with an eviction notice. The landlord has since sold the property. The new owner has asked us to vacate the property… A: You have the right to stay until August 2023. The new owner has the option to agree to rent the property to you or not…

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What are the rights with a valid eviction notice and a changed property owner?

Dear Sirs,

Our rental contract expired on January 23, 2023. On August 15, 2022, we were officially served with an eviction notice through the Dubai courts, which granted us the right to stay in the property until August 2023.

The landlord has since sold the property, but he has refused to share the details of the new owner until the expiration date of the existing contract (January 23, 2023).

The new owner has asked us to vacate the property immediately. We have made an offer to deposit with RDC, but the new owner has ignored this offer.

Do we need to vacate the property even though we have a valid eviction notice from the previous owner until August 2023?

Should the new owner not provide us with a new contract with the same conditions as the previous one and issue a new eviction notice if he wants us to vacate the property?

Thank you in advance!

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Khaled Ebid

Laila Hamza Al Mulla Advocates and Legal Consultants

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6 Feb 2023, 07:57

Dear questioner,

You have the right to stay until August 2023 as ordered by the court. The new owner has the option to agree to rent the property to you or not; if it will be rented.

6 Feb 2023, 08:27

Thank you, sir!

I am not sure if your answer is complete.

Thank you!

6 Feb 2023, 09:43

I didn't understand, do you have another question about any point that was not clear to you?

You can ask us and we will answer it.

6 Feb 2023, 10:26

Not sure if I got the point with: "The new owner has the option to agree to rent the property to you or not; if it will be rented."

Thank you!

6 Feb 2023, 10:44

He has the right to rent to someone else, to give a rent offer, and he has the right to agree to the contract or ask for a raise.

6 Feb 2023, 10:56

Does the new owner have the right to rent to someone else now or at the end of the eviction period sent from the former owner?

6 Feb 2023, 11:03

End of eviction period sent by the old owner.

6 Feb 2023, 11:11

So you confirm that now they have to send us the new contract with the same characteristics as the one which is just expired.

6 Feb 2023, 11:14

At the end of the eviction period, he has the right to renew according to the old contract or a new contract with additional conditions.

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Mohamed Bakheet

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6 Feb 2023, 10:33

Hello,

They definitely, both of them, don't have the right to do so now and if you need, we can renew your contract by court force now.

Our office manager in Dubai can give you more details.

Please contact him via WhatsApp if you are interested.

6 Feb 2023, 10:57

Hello, thank you for your answer!

I have an offer and deposit at RDC that has been ignored by the new owner. Isn't it enough?

Thank you!

6 Feb 2023, 10:58

No!

6 Feb 2023, 10:58

A legal notice is required.

6 Feb 2023, 11:18

Thank you!

Will the new contract expire at the end of the eviction notice period (August 15, 2023), or will it last for 12 months from the old one expiry date (January 23, 2023)?

In this case, is another eviction notice required to be sent from the new owner?

Thank you!

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