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4 available 4 • View allWhat can I do if the landlord does not sell the property after the 12-month eviction notice?
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Q: Dear Lawyers
I am a tenant. I have received a legal, notarised, 12-month eviction notice stating that my landlord wishes to sell his villa.
I received no calls from any agents for any viewings for some time and no viewings done to date.
What if the current owner does not sell the villa by the 12-month notice period?
Do I have the right to remain in the villa?
Should the owner prove the sale with a valid sale MoU/title deed transfer certificate?
I have to renew my lease as it expires before the 12-month notice date so do I renew for 12 months or up to the eviction notice date?
Please help

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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a landlord and gave notice (through a Notary Public) to the tenant to vacate the villa for personal use or to sell it one year ago.
The tenant vacated the villa after one year as per the notice. I failed to sell the villa after trying to sell it through multiple agents for the past two months.
I re-offered my previous tenant the villa for rent for one more year as I failed to sell it, through email (7 days ago). However, I have not received any response to this email.
Please advise whether I can proceed with renting the villa to another tenant as I am incurring losses by paying EMI, maintenance, etc.
Please also advise if the previous tenant can still ask for compensation.
Thank you in advance!



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What happens if the property is not sold after evicting the tenant?


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Q: Hello,
I am a landlord in Dubai and I wish to send a 12-month legal eviction notice to my tenant for my intention to sell my property after the 12-month eviction notice.
My question is:
If after putting my property on the market for sale I don't manage to sell it and I decide to rent it out again, can my tenant take any legal action against me or ask for any compensation? Will they be entitled to that?



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Landlord served sale notice. Unsure of intent to sell. What can I do?




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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My landlord served me a notice to sell the apartment on the 3rd of April 2023 and extended my contract until the end of this date.
However, there have been no viewings since then, and I don't think they are interested in selling the property.
What action can I take? Do I have to vacate the property at the end of the notice period, as no one has approached me to indicate they've bought the property?





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