An analysis: The Practice and Procedures of the Dubai Rent Disputes Settlement Centre

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Analysis

Landlords and tenants in the Emirate of Dubai can resolve any tenancy or rent related disputes, save for the exceptional cases set out hereunder, through the Dubai Rent Disputes Settlement Centre at the Dubai land department (the “Centre”).

This article will provide an overview of the structure of the Centre as well as the process and procedures of litigation in cases pertaining to outstanding rent and eviction of tenants. 

The scope and structure of the centre

His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai issued a decree concerning rent disputes in the Emirate of Dubai (Decree No. 26 of 2013) establishing the Rent Disputes Settlement Centre.

The Centre exclusively carries out the following competences:  

• Settlement of all rental disputes arising between property landlords and tenants in Dubai including within the free zones (save for the exceptions below) and  any counterclaims and requests to take temporary or summary procedures submitted by any party to a lease.