| 30 Aug 2010 |
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Housing fee being extended to all pre-2005 Dewa connections
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Dubai MunicipalityDubai Municipality
said that it has received very good response form those who came to register into the housing fee system which applies to all occupants of residential units, whether leased or owned.A top official from Dubai MunicipalityDubai Municipality said that the municipality would collect the housing fee of 5 per cent of the rent amount by adding it to the DewaDewa bill.
The housing fee is not a new fee on the new areas in Dubai. In 2005, Dubai MunicipalityDubai Municipality and DewaDewa started imposing this fee on all new rent contracts in the emirate.
"For example, all the new tenants who approached DewaDewa to get new connection in their flats and villas were charged the housing fee which was added to their DewaDewa bill.
The new thing which we started now is to impose the housing fee on all the flats and villas which received connection before the year 2005."
He pointed out that there is no deadline for the registration of the housing fee system.
"We work with DewaDewa
and it has divided the emirate into different zones and according to that, it sends the registration reminder to each zone in different months," he said.He added that from the time a person receives the notice, he or she has the period of one month to register in the system.
"Thos who don't come forward and register within one month, the housing fee will be then charged as per the estimated rents in the Real Estate Index issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency," he said.
He pointed out that nationals are exempted from paying the housing fees.
.That is why they will not be charged, or receive any reminder to register. If by mistake they get charged, they should go to DewaDewa with their passport copy and the fee will be removed."
He added that registration to the housing fee is free of charges.
By Muna Ahmad
© Emirates 24|7 2010
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