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4 available 4 • View allCan the landlord ask for rent increase 77 days prior to contract end date?




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Q: Hi,
My landlord asked for an increase in rent 77 days prior to the contract's end date. He also asked for more than the amount that is allowed by the RERA calculator.
Since it is close to the limit of 90 days, if I go for the option of complaint via DLD/RDC, do I have a valid case for asking for the contract to be renewed under old terms?
Or is there a chance that the court will allow the landlord to increase the rent by what is allowed for by the RERA calculator?
Thank you





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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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Increasing the rent 15 days before the contract renewal


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Q: Can a landlord ask for a 10% increase in the rent just 15 days before the contract renewal?



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Can landlord change terms of lease renewal if it's less than a year?

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My lease expires at the end of October. However, my landlord served us a notice for eviction in February through the proper channels.
Our lease is now due to end in October, as that is when the contract expires. However, the landlord is now saying that if we want to renew until February, we must do so under updated terms and a rent increase.
Wouldn't this just be an extension of the same terms, and it is not for a full year?


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An interview-format article covering the topic of residential retail properties pertaining to the liability for property maintenance and the repercussions of defaulting on rent payments in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
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Laws & Regulations
3 available 3 • View allDecree No. (43) of 2013 Determining Rent Increases for Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai 9
This Decree determines the maximum percentage of rent increase for real property in the Emirate of Dubai when renewing lease contracts.
Dec 18, 2013
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Law 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.
Nov 26, 2007
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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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