Questions & Answers

Q: Hello Sir How much notice does a landlord have to give me according to the law if I have been renting a property for 2 years? I was given a letter today 18 June dated 15th May stating I must leave the premises by the 1st of July. Thank you

Online marketing startup website in Iran

Q: Hello Sir, What are the legal procedures related to opening and registration of a business for selling clothes and shoes online from other vendors to customers in Iran? As we will not own any of the goods to be sold, what is the arrangement required from us to prove the availability of purchased items to the customers and that it`s not a fraudulent activity? Thank you

Legal proceedings against the seller of illegal property

Q: Hello I have bought a property in Isfahan, but when I went to sell it I found out that there are problems with the land it is on and it was illegally built. Should the lawyer acting on my behalf when I purchased it not have done a search and found out this before proceeding with the sale? What can I do now?

The legal proceedings against a real estate brokerage company

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have been a victim of a scam by a non-regulated brokerage company (As I discovered later) located in Tehran. I have an MOU for apartment reservation and paid a downpayment of 10%, and we didn`t get any progress after 6 months. The only progress is asking for more money otherwise they will cancel the MOU and keep the paid money. I don`t know what to do now! Please give your advice, do I go to the court? To which court should I apply in order to institute legal procedures against it? Thank you very much!

Oath is the final evidence in litigation

Q: Dear Sir, Could you please tell me what happens if one party in a litigation was requested to take an oath by the court, and gives a fake statement in a minor commercial debt case. Can this be taken as the only evidence and the case is closed or the other party still have a chance to win?

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Early termination of lease agreement for hidden defaults

Q: Hi there, I have moved with my family into a rented apartment in Tehran and paid the landlord 6 months rent & 1-month deposit upfront, but the landlord failed to tell us about any faults before we moved in. Since we moved in we have had an electrician round to replace an electrical component which was due to faulty electrics causing the fuses to constantly trip, in addition to mould inside the walls and on attics making a very bad and unhealthy smell. We have demanded our full rent & deposit back from the landlord due to the apartment behind completely uninhabitable due to the extreme smell of mould and other problems making it impossible to live there, but he is refusing to give us our money back. What can we do please?

Recovering the amount of a bounced cheque in Iran

Q: Dear Sirs, I loaned my colleague at work an amount of money and he gave a cheque in return. This amount was never returned, and I was embarrassed to ask him every now and then until I understood he never intended to return it. I went to the bank to cash the cheque and I knew that it surpassed its date. Please let me know if there is anything I can do in this case.

Requirements for marriage of non-national residents in Iran

Q: I am typing this message to ask you about marriage. I have a girlfriend from another country and she is curious to make marriage in Iran with me. I am a 30-year-old and non-Irani resident and don`t know about marriage. Is it possible to get married to her in Iran? Thanks

Divorce and its effect on the status of nationality

Q: Good afternoon I am Iraqi married to Iranian man for 5 years, and he is a very good man. We don`t have kids together and it is not big deal for us. His family, however, is not happy about this, and they want him to marry another woman. We are under a lot of pressure, and I am not sure how long he can stand this. I want to know my rights plz in case he remarries or divorces me. I wouldn`t get citizenship because we don`t have kids. Can I stay in Iran or I have to leave?

Foreign employees quota in Iran

Q: Hi Sir, We are planning to open a small company in Iran, and we need employees of around 10-15. Does the Irani labour law talk about some quota of local employees against foreign employees? Can they all be foreigners? Thank you

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Acting against a claim for illegal competition

Q: Sir. I am from China and live in Iran with my family. We have a family business in Tehran (restaurant) and we worked for 15 years with no problem. We received a letter from the court that we have a case from the owner of two restaurants in the same street for illegal competition, asking to pay him compensation. What can we do?

Do the UAE bank debts prevent getting a working visa in Iran?

Q: Hi Sir. I was working in Sharjah, and I left work because of bad treatment. I cancelled my visa and I had to go out of the country to come again on visit visa and look for a new job because I have credit card overdue to the bank in the UAE. I went to Kish for visa change and I was offered a job by some good man. My question is, what should I do now with my legal status in the UAE? Does it affect my status in Iran if I stop paying my dues? Do I need to get any documents from the UAE to fix my labour documents in Kish? If the bank made a case, do I get caught in Iran? Please advise.

Arrested on airport for carrying anxiety pills

Q: I need an urgent answer to an issue with my friend. He went to Iran last week and was arrested at the airport for carrying anxiety pills with him. What could happen to him for that? And if we get him a report from a doctor that he needs to take the pills for medical reasons, can he be released? Please help.

Trial in absentia for claiming a debt

Q: Hello dear adv. I have a case against a person to reclaim a debt, and I didn`t receive any reply from the court yet because they can`t find his address. How long does it take before the case is considered time-barred? Is there anything I can do to prevent this and not lose my money?

Requirements for freelance business consultancy

Q: Are there any restrictions on the freelancers who want to work in Iran in the field of business consultancy?

Right of the beneficiary to add any desired date on a blank cheque

Notice for the eviction of a rented property before end of term