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Deductions from the security deposit upon termination of Lease Agreement

Q: Hi, Rocky Real Estate is deducting painting and cleaning charges by mentioning the clause number 6 of the agreement signed between me and them. Clause number 6 says if the tenant vacates the flat before 3 years than the tenant has to pay painting and cleaning charges. Howsoever landlord has not given the 2nd-year contract to Rocky and they itself has not managed the building for 3 years, so is clause number 6 void or not? They still hold the property till 19th Sep 2017 and I have not handed till now to them. Please suggest appropriate action. I cant let them play with my hard earned money.

Do I get a travel ban in the UAE for a bank loan in Saudi Arabia?

Q: Good day! I`m a resident of the UAE now. I had an unpaid bank loan in Saudi Arabia way back in 2014. Now, Bilkish agency, a debt collection agency, keeps on calling me to pay my debt in just a few days. I can`t afford to pay immediately because I`m not earning too much. An agent said she will make sure the bank will block me here in the UAE. Does the collection agency have the right to block me in immigration or put me into travel ban here in the UAE? Thank you so much for your reply.

You've received a job offer from UAE company. What's next?

Q: My friend has received an employment contract as well as another document with thumbprint from a Dubai company. Please guide us how to get Dubai visa by using these documents. Date on the letter is 14/9/2017. Please reply and help as soon as possible. Thanks and regards, Vikas Vashisht

Liability of Finance Manager for bank loans of the company

Q: My ex-colleague was an employee in a Sharjah Hamriya Free Zone entity owned by an Indian expatriate. During his tenure as Finance Manager, he was a co-signatory to bank cheques. He has not signed any guarantee cheques or loan agreements with banks except as a witness to the document signed between the bank and the owner. He has resigned in Dec 2015 and since then the owner of the business has run away from the UAE. Now my colleague is under threat from the banks which have provided banking lines to the entity that he will be sued as he was also responsible as Finance Manager of the entity. Want to know can the banks include my colleague as a party to the case? If yes, what would be my colleague`s liability? Can the bank file a criminal case & enforce a travel ban on my colleague?

Claiming back money lent to the manager

Q: Good afternoon Sir, Kindly help me regarding my problem. I lent my loan to my manager since 2015. He took AED 100000, and he is not giving it back. I have all the evidence for that. What to do, can I go to the police? Kindly guide me.

What happens if I cannot pay my credit card debts?

Q: If I can`t pay for the credit card which I used amount, what will happen to me?

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Overcrowded flat eviction and claim of the security deposit

Q: Hi. I am staying at Jumeirah Lake Towers, and it is one of the overcrowded flats. After the rule came from DMCC, we cannot stay in an overcrowded flat. However, my landlord is not ready to refund my deposit now, and every month comes and takes the advance rent from us. We are in a trap and not able to leave the flat. Please guide me how can I highlight it to the DMCC, and what would be the impact on us in that case? He is asking us to leave the deposit and leave. Although I have given him notice of 20 days he is not to consider that, and asking to give one month notice starting from the 1st of every month

Claiming your passport from the public prosecution after bailing a friend

Q: Hi. I kept my passport as a guarantee for a friend in the public prosecution more than a year back. He left the country without telling me and hasn`t come back into the country so far. In the meantime, verdicts were declared for his cases and he has to go to jail. So, he refuses to come back or settle the case. I am stuck here with my passport in court. I have tried setting up meetings with the public prosecutor but every time the online application gets rejected, even for a meeting with the public prosecutor. This has created a big issue for me and my family. Is there anything I can do to get my passport out?

Debt claim from an absconding employee

Q: Good Afternoon, Sir, We are a Dubai-based company, and we would like to know what to do regarding our outstanding pending amount with one of our old staff. We have to get AED 226,600 from him and already filed a bounced cheque case at Dubai Police regarding our sales amount. We give to him the amount of 226,600 AED as a loan, but he already ran away from this country. So, how can we get this amount from him? We are hoping for a proper reply from you. Thank you.

Dismissal of an employee for unsatisfactory performance

Q: The company I have worked at for over 3 years terminated my contract alleging that the company forecast is not famous, as the clients are not awarding us new jobs. The reason is not related to my work nor my performance. Never had any negative feedback nor complaints whatsoever from the company. In your opinion, can my dismissal be considered arbitrary?

Checking a possible case after leaving the UAE with credit card dues

Q: Dear Sir, My name is James Joseph and I wish to check if any case is registered against me in the UAE for not paying the credit card amount of AED 5000/-. Please, if possible let me know the procedures for how to check the same. Currently, I am residing outside the UAE and had worked in the UAE for the period from July 2005 - April 2008.

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Bank collection requesting full loan payment from a terminated employee

Q: Good Day. I`m Johny Vivek Micheal. I was working in the UAE from September 2014, and unfortunately, I have been terminated by the company and I have dues for the RAK bank. Regarding those payments, I`m paying my monthly dues even though I was threatened by an agency from India that I have to pay my full amount or else they will go for a legal action. What should I do?

Employer's request to sign a clearance letter for unpaid dues upon termination

Q: I was a Project Manager for a company. After 9 years of my service, the company has terminated my services for the last 45 days (Because work is less & they want to downsize the staff strength). I don`t mind going back to my country, but they are expecting me to sign an Arabic letter stating that all my dues are paid, for the closure of my visa which is getting over on 07.10.2017. Since the financial condition of the company is not good, they are not in a position to settle my gratuity & other benefits. They are not giving any clear-cut date on which they will settle my dues. My worry is that once I sign the Arabic letter & my visa is cancelled, I cannot continue in the UAE beyond 28 days after visa cancellation. I don`t want to go against the company to pursue legal step, but at the same time, I am worried about my dues that I may be denied once I sign the Arabic letter & I am out of the UAE. Please advise what I have to do?

Right to accept a new job offer after accepting and signing the one before

Q: Hello, I am in Dubai and I have got a labour offer letter from a new employer (XYZ). In the interim of cancelling the current employment visa, I have got another offer with a good raise in salary from (ABC). Now, is it mandatory that I have to join the company from which I have got labour offer letter and we have signed, or can I go ahead with the 2nd offer which has been made to me?

The criminal and civil proceedings of a bounced cheque case

Q: I filed a police case against an individual who borrowed money from me. I have both his personal cheques and company cheques for the amount. He got a fine and was released from custody in a criminal case. Can I add his other company cheques that also bounced in the same case? Also, will he get a prison sentence if I file a complaint on his personal cheques?

Early resignation in a limited contract and absconding to country

Q: A person e-mails his resignation and leaves for his country from Dubai a year before his 2-year contract ends, without paying the penalty and visa charges as written in the contract. Would he be considered an absconder? Would he have to face a lifetime ban?