Q: Hi, My rental contract expires in December 2016, however, since I can't afford the rent I am giving my two months notice to vacate the place by September 2016 paying 2 months rent. However, the landlord tells me that I can't stay in the place during my notice period and I still have to pay rent for 2 months. Please advise.

Q: Dear lawyer, I have a tenancy contract for one year in Dubai, ending on 25 November 2018. On the 8th of October, the landlord sent me a lease renewal, with some parts of the contract modified and contains different terms from the previous one. I decided I don't want to renew the contract; neither with the new nor old conditions. On the 1st of November, I notified the landlord that I will vacate on the current contract end date 25 Nov. He replied that I needed to notify him 90 days prior to the expiry date and I didn't, and now he is entitled to reimbursement and asks for 2 months' rent as a compensation. Our contract says only "Tenant agrees to notify the Landlord in writing 3 months (90 days) prior to the expiry of this Agreement of his intention to renew or not renew the Agreement". However, no financial penalties for breaking the clause of 90 days' notice of non-renewal are mentioned there. Please tell, can he claim from me this 2 months' amount? I will highly appreciate your opinion. Best regards

س: بعد إعلامي للمالك بعدم الرغبة في التجديد، سلمته العين المؤجَّرة إلا أنه لم يعطني أي ورق مكتوب يفيد استلامة العين؛ فأرسلت له بريد إلكتروني يفيد بأنني سلمته المفاتيح في اجتماع لي معه ولم يرد على الإيميل بالقبول أو الرفض. هل الإيميل كافٍ أم يجب عليّ فعل شيء آخر؟

س: ينتهي عقد الإيجار لشقة في دبي بتاريخ 14 أغسطس 2020 إلا أن المستأجر طلب إنهاء العقد مبكرًا ودفع باقي مبلغ العقد له مع مبلغ التأمين 5%. السؤال: هل يتوجب على المالك قبول فسخ العقد وإرجاع المتبقي؟ مع التقدير!

س: أنا مستأجر شقة مالكها تُوفي منذ عام ونصف والورثة يحررون لي إيصال إيجار مكتوب فيه المالك (ورثة فلان) ولا يكتبون أسمائهم وإنما اسم المورِّث. هل هذا الإيصال رسمي وسليم أم أنه غير معترف به؟ وماذا أفعل؟ شكرًا لحضراتكم!

س: السلام عليكم، أعمل في شركة بدبي وتم تسريح جميع المؤظفين. أنا مستأجر شقة في دبي، ولكن فقدت وظيفتي ولا يمكنني تحمُّل الإيجار. هل يمكنني فسخ العقد بدون دفع الغرامة المالية؟

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am in the process of selling an apartment that is tenanted until February 2024. In April 2023, I served the tenant with an eviction notice due to my plan to sell, which means he has until April 2024 to leave the apartment. The contract stipulates that he is liable for two months' rent for early termination. The tenant has informed me that he wishes to leave immediately and is demanding a refund of rent paid for the entire remaining period of the contract. He claims that, according to the DLD, he can leave with no notice and without any penalty due to the eviction notice. Is he correct?

Q: Hello, I am living in a flat with a contract ending in November, and my landlord sent me an eviction notice last March. I now wish to leave the flat in August. Can I leave the flat before the end of the contract based on the eviction notice, or do I need to give 3 months' notice?

Q: My landlord served us an eviction notice with the rental contract in Aug 2024 and we want to move out in May 2024. Do we need to pay any penalty in this case?

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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.

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.