Dubai's rental laws prohibit landlords from cutting off services or preventing the tenant use of the property

Dubai – UAE, 11 April 2017

The Rental Disputes Center of Dubai (RDC) – the judicial arm of the Dubai Land Department – has organised a coordination meeting with the Dubai Police General Command. The meeting took place at RDC headquarters and was chaired by H.E. Judge Abdulqader Moosa Abdulrahman, Chairman of RDC, in the presence of Brigadier Saeed Hamad Mohammad bin Sulaiman, Director of Al Rashidiya Police Station; Brigadier Ali Ahmad Abdulla Ghanim, Director of Al Muraqabat Police Station; and Major Rashed Matar Saif AlJabri, Director of Government Communication Department.

During the meeting, the attendees discussed the important role played by the Dubai Police General Command in offering assistance if property occupants are wronged by landlords who do not act in compliance with Article (34) of Law No. (26) 2007, which outlines the legal relationship between real estate landlords and tenants in the Emirate of Dubai.

H.E. Judge Abdulqader Moosa Abdulrahman, Chairman of RDC, commented: "The RDC in Dubai appreciates the important role the Dubai Police General Command plays in helping us to achieve stability in Dubai's real estate environment. This meeting reflects our commitment to cooperating with our strategic partners across all services provided by RDC to make the rental sector a secure environment and bring happiness to all residents of the Emirate, based on trust in the effective judicial sector. We are confident that this cooperation with the Dubai Police will help us achieve this goal. ”

This initiative furthers the Emirate's strategy of stabilising the rental sector in the real estate market, achieving happiness among all residents, and protecting their rights. It also helps to highlight the role Dubai Police plays to limit the damage inflicted on tenants by landlords and to establish and verify the details of the dispute. 

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About Dubai Land Department:
Dubai Land Department (DLD) was found in May 1960 to establish the most prominent real estate sector in the Middle East and in the world.

DLD provides outstanding services to all its customers whilst developing the necessary legislation to propel the real estate sector in Dubai, organizing and promoting real estate investment, and spreading industry knowledge. DLD seeks regional and worldwide innovation in real estate with the aid of its active organizations that include: Real Estate Regulatory Agency, the regulatory arm, Real Estate Investment Management & Promotion Center, the investment arm, Dubai Real Estate Institute, the educational arm, and Rental Dispute Center, the judicial arm.

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