Dubai property laws

Dubai: Property owners must pay service charges even before unit handover

New ruling is aimed at resolving disputes between owners, property developers over responsibility for cost of operating, maintaining shared building facilities This picture shows the Dubai skyline as a yacht sails past on June 11, 2025. Photo: AFP The Dubai Rental Disputes Center has issued a new ruling under which the unit holders are obliged to pay service charges even if they have not formally...

Dubai: Are tenants allowed to make temporary changes in rental property?

A KT reader is seeking advice on the legality of making a modification that doesn’t impact the building's structure, and whether any permissions are needed Question: I'm renting a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai, and my two children currently share one of the rooms, I would like to divide their shared room into two separate spaces. I understand that structural modifications are generally not allowed...

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