Q: Hello, My landlord is not agreeing to meet to pick up the checks for the rental unit I am living in, and he is also not confirming any other alternative way of payment. I know he wants to send an eviction notice to me in the future. Can he use the above against me? How can I make sure that he cannot claim that I am not paying, as he is the one who is not agreeing to meet? I have sent him three reminders already. Would appreciate your recommendation on this. Thanks!

Q: Hi, I have a tenant who defaulted on rent payment. His cheque bounced due to account closure. He promised cash payment but hasn't delivered. I want to evict him. The property is in Dubai. How do I proceed legally? Appreciate step-by-step guidance according to the law. Thank you!

Q: Our tenant has been repeatedly defaulting on his payments in the current and previous tenancy contracts. On the previous default of payment, a notice was sent. Accordingly, on default this time, we sent him a 30-day email saying that you are in default of payment and please make the payment. And now the 30 days have expired. Will this email be considered a valid notification or do we still have to give a notice through a notary public, and if so, how many days the notice has to be given?

Q: Hi, I am looking for the following but due to financial constraints, we are low on budget as we have to pay EMI and Mollak for a flat where the tenant is not paying. 1- File the first instance case, in this, I need someone who knows Arabic and can be there with my relative who is the owner of the flat during the first hearing. 2- The opposing party will file an appeal so we have to get the period of appeal reduced by the judge and make it mandatory for the tenant to pay 50% of the rental amount till the time of appeal for filing an appeal. This is for the eviction of a non-paying tenant.

Q: I’m searching for legal advice regarding timing RDC. I have an RDC enforcement case and got the final judgment and payment deadline. I asked the landlord for 6 days extra to make the payment, which will be happening in the next few days. In the meantime, I was contacted yesterday evening by the enforcement team to ask if I had already vacated the property. My question is: 1. How many days are usually granted by the eviction team? I’m speaking about between contacting me regarding the eviction and enforcing eviction. Can they grant me a few days or how does this work? 2. Will the enforcement/eviction team take into account that I spoke to the landlord about a few more days to pay and renew the contract? 3. Will the enforcement team schedule a specific date for eviction or how is this handled? Do they just come without an appointment or do they schedule a specific time and day to come? I cannot get hold of the eviction team - so do they make an appointment to come or how does it work exactly?

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.