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7 available 7 • View allA landlord asks a tenant to vacate a villa to sell it

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Q: Hello,
I have a disagreement with my landlord. We rented a villa in Dubai for one year and before only one month of the end of our tenancy contract, the landlord asked us to vacate and informed us that he is not willing to renew because he is selling the villa.
We have a clause in the contract that:
The tenant and the Land Lord have to submit in advance 60 days' written notice before the expiry of the tenancy contract for vacating or renewal of the tenancy contract.
We did not express our intention to renew before 60 days from the expiry of the contract but we did after he asked us to vacate.
I tried a lot of times to convince my landlord to renew because he needs to send 12 months evicting notice for selling and also he did not send the non-renewal rental before 60 days.
I would like to know my rights please and if I go to the rent committee, would I win the dispute?
Thank you very much!


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Increasing the rent 15 days before the contract renewal


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Is the notice for rent increase legal if served to the tenant 60 days before contract expiry?
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Q: We received a letter (4 to 5 months before the contract ended) from the landlord showing the intention of rental increase as per the rental index along with admin charges.
The letter didn't state the actual amount that would be increased (it's a physical letter given to us by building security).
Now less than 60 days to the end of the contract we get a letter mentioning a 15% increase which is the max as per the index.
My question here is whether the rent increase is valid as the actual increase was conveyed post the 90 days period?
The second question, if we don't agree with the new rent, will my contract auto-renew as per old rent or new rent?

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Landlord never sent a rent agreement, now threatening to evict me if I go to RERA



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I have rented an industrial property and moved in 2017. All these years, I have been paying rent to the landlord's office, and they have never sent me a rent agreement in advance.
Last year, 2022-2023, they increased the rent by 40%, and I agreed. However, this year, they want to increase the rent by 15% to 20%. They never sent me any notice; just a day before the contract expired, they sent an email.
I had sent them an email two weeks before the expiry date, requesting them to prepare a renewal contract, but they never sent it.
Today, when I spoke to their representative, he informed me that if I go through RERA, the landlord will send an eviction notice and not renew the contract next time.
He asked me to negotiate and accept the increase in rent. Whereas I have occupied the property for the last 6 years.
Kindly advise my rights!




May 12, 2023
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Can I still send a notice for rent increase if I have already served an eviction notice?


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Q: Hi,
I gave my tenant a 1-year eviction notice 3 months ago. This is because my daughter will be moving into the unit.
The current tenant is paying 32K while the rent is now 65K. However, the rent renewal is coming up in 3 months.
Can I increase the rent in line with the rental increase or will this make the eviction notice invalid?



Jul 26, 2023
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Can the landlord send me an eviction notice just to rent the property for a higher price?


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Q: Greetings,
I've been renting the property I'm living at for one year now. The contract was renewed and we agreed on an increase a bit beyond the 5% specified in the contract.
3 weeks before renewing, I was contacted by a real estate agent "coordinating the contract renewal". I found out later that this agent offered another tenant who would pay about 20k more for renting the property.
But my landlord couldn't just kick me out because we already agreed on renewing and he has to give me a 1-year notice.
We renewed the contract and signed it, and 2 weeks later, I received an eviction notice on my email. When I asked my landlord about it, he said "I need the property to be vacated so that I can live in it".
He has about 12 properties he rents, and out of the blue now he wants to live in this specific one where this "agent" is offering tenants a higher rent.
Is it even legal to give an eviction notice so that he can charge higher rent?
What can I do now?



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Q: After the expiry of the contract, the landlord sent us a notarized notice asking us to evacuate the apartment within one month from date of receiving the notice stating because we have a pet in the apartment as we are breaching our tenancy agreement.
It is pertinent to note that our pet has been a part of our household for over 2 years, and the landlord staff are aware of this fact. It is further worth noting that the presence of pets in the building has been a prevailing and recognized circumstance since 2018.
The building's has CCTV to confirm the long-standing presence of pets in the building since 2018.
Additionally, I recall that notices were posted in the past near the elevator, explicitly instructing pet owners to use the stairs rather than the elevator, which demonstrates the building management's acknowledgment and accommodation of pets.
They have also renewed leases for three other pet owners, reinforcing the building's established acceptance of pets.
Please advise.

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2 available 2 • View allProcedures of the Rental Dispute Settlement Center in Dubai 21
The relationship between tenants and landlords is regulated in Dubai by Law No. 33 of 2008 Concerning the Relationship Between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai. The arising rental disputes are referred to Rental Disputes Settlement Centre (“RDSC”) created by Decree No. 26 of 2013 to reconcile between the parties and reach an amicable settlement or seek a final judgment issued and enforced by the RDSC.
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3 available 3 • View allLaw No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai 12
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.
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Law No. (33) of 2008 Amending Law No. (26) of 2007 Regulating the Relationship between Landlords and Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai 8
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.
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Decree No. (43) of 2013 Determining Rent Increases for Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai 9
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