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Suggesting new contract and rent after an eviction notice - Is this normal?
Dear Sir/Madam,
My landlord recently gave me a mandatory legal notice for eviction with the intention to sell.
Ideally, I have to move out in a few months, and then one of the secretaries of my landlord mentioned that they want to talk to me in person (not officially in chat or email).
They mentioned that if I'm interested, I can stay with a new contract & new price.
Basically what they're saying is, since they've given me a notice, they want to treat me as a new tenant with a new price instead of sticking to the max 20% limit enforced by RERA for renewals.
He also mentioned that even after this, they would give me a court notice again and a new price. This sounded crazy to me because it feels like a loophole to get rid of this RERA renewal restriction and they plan to kick anyone after a year.
I'm planning to find a new place anyway because I need to secure a house for my family first before fighting wrongful eviction. But what would be my chances here? is this normal?
Dear Questioner,
You have two options, the first is to surrender, as you cannot prove this manipulation, so you must vacate the rented property on the specified date.
If you later find out that the owner did not sell the property and released it, you can sue him for compensation.
The second option is to fight, refuse to vacate, and demand a contract renewal. If the owner files an eviction case, you must prove that he is not serious about selling and that the sale is just manipulation.
You may win the case, or you may lose.
Dear questioner,
If you want to move from the apartment, then you can move and at the time if a sale is not commenced or the landlord has re-rented the property, then you can file a compensation case.
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Dear Questioner,
If he is just asking for eviction to increase the price, then you have the legal right to file a case against him as per UAE law.
Please contact our senior legal consultant Mr. Muhammad Abdullah for further clarification.
Hi,
It is not normal for a landlord to offer a new contract with a higher price after giving a legal notice for eviction.
This could be seen as an attempt to circumvent the RERA renewal restrictions and could potentially be considered a wrongful eviction.
However, you can file a case against the landlord if you get to know that the property is rented again instead of being sold.
Your chances of success in fighting this eviction would depend on the specific details of your case and the evidence you have to support your claim.
