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4 available 4 • View allApplication of the eviction notice served to the tenant before the contract renewal


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Q: Hello,
I served my tenant an eviction notice on 5 Dec 2021 to leave the property.
His tenancy contract was to be renewed on 5 Jan 2022 and I renewed it for the period of 5 Jan 2022 to 6 December 2022.
So is it fine as I am giving him 12 months to evict the property (notice on 5 December 2021)?
Or do I need to make it 5 January 2021 to 5 January 2022?



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Is the tenant obliged to extend tenancy for one month to meet the notice requirement?
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Q: In my tenancy contract I have this clause:
"If the tenant intends to vacate or renew the tenancy on the expiry date, he/she agrees to give the landlord at least ninety (90) days written notice.
a) Renewal should be signed and the rental cheque has to be paid 1 month before expiry, otherwise, the landlord has the right to find a new tenant."
I gave the landlord notice 60 days prior to the expiry date. Now he is asking for a penalty of one month from me or extending the contract for 1 month with an additional one-month payment.
However, in the clause, I don't see any reference to such a penalty. The only written sub-clause is that renewal should be signed one month before expiry, otherwise, he can find another tenant.
I want to leave the last day of the contract, therefore I don't have any issue with him finding another tenant afterwards.
Based on the above, is he eligible to get a penalty?
Kind Regards,
D. D.

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Is it required to notify the landlord in advance about non-renewal of tenancy?
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Q: Please, can you advise.
Our landlord is demanding a months rent penalty for not notifying him 2 months in advance of our intention to vacate the premises.
However, our contract does not request us to give notification. It has one clause which states: "IF the tenant wants to leave the apartment BEFORE the expiration date of the contract, he/she shall give 2 months written notice and pay 1 months penalty."
We are leaving on the expiration date, so how can we be in breach of the contract?
There are no other clauses or statements in the contract which refer to leaving notice required, and the contract itself has a clause which deems it null and void after the 1-year expiry date.

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How can I vacate my tenant if the rental agreement ends before the eviction notice deadline?




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Q: My Dubai tenant's rental agreement is ending by the end of September 2024 and the completion of 12 months of legally served Eviction Notice is the end of December 2024.
I have two questions:
(a) Can I send a rent increase notice 3 months before as the rent has increased as per the RERA rent calculator?
(b) The second question is, do I have to renew the rental agreement for 3 months (until December 2024) or not?
Thank you.





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