July/August 2011

On 31 December 2007, Dubai Law No. 27/2007 (concerning ownership of Jointly Owned Property in the Emirate of Dubai) was published in the official gazette which came into force on 1 April 2008.

Jointly Owned Property (JOP) is the term used to describe a building or land, which has been divided into units and where part of the land is designated as common areas (Article 2 of Dubai Law No. 27/2007).

Dubai Law No. 27/2007 imposed requirement for the formation of Owners' Associations, however, there were no regulations on matters such as how an Owners' Association should be formed for example.

Recent regulations have been enacted in an attempt to fill this void.

Formation of an Owners' Association