How to File a Rent Dispute Case?

One of the leading industries in Dubai’s market is the real estate but the recent ups and downs in term of prices and policies give an avenue to raise disputes between the landlords and the tenants. If you go into a dispute with the landlord, then try to sort it out in between and if not, then the doors of complaint forum are always open. Sometimes you cannot able to settle the dispute with the landlord and in such cases; you can file a complaint with the Rent Disputes Settlement centre through the Property dispute lawyers Dubai. Here, we will provide information about the entire process of rent disputes.

The time to file a complaint

If you are not able to reach any decision, then go for a complaint process which is quite simple and in your favor too. When you are not in a situation to deal with your landlord anymore, then it is highly recommended to opt for the official complaint centre for rent disputes at the Dubai Land Department’s head office in Deira. The primary aim of this centre is to resolve the disputes between the landlord and the tenants. This committee is looking over all the cases of disputes apart from the one that includes financial disputes such as finance lease contracts.

The main reason behind these disputes is unnecessary to increase in the rent issued by landlords which is against the established Rental Increase Laws in Dubai. However, sometimes the landlord needs to file a complaint against their tenants.

File a complaint now

To file a complaint against the landlord, you need to show the sort of documents that are required for the whole process. You just need to make sure that you have all the originals copies of the following documents as mentioned below.

  • Passport and Visa

  • Emirates ID

  • Ejari Certificate

  • Original blue tenancy contract

  • Recent DEWA bills

  • Rental deposit slip

  • Photocopies of check issued to the landlord

  • If you are the landlord, then the original copies of title deed as well as passport copy are required.

  • Correspondence copies between the tenant and the landlord related to the increase in rent or dispute in hand.

  • Supported documents as supports your case.

  • If this is the case of commercial property, then it is required to show all the relevant documents to the business such as trade license.

It is of more advantage for the person who is filling the case if all the documents are provided in Arabic copies. Once you have prepared with all the relevant documents, then go for the centre of RDC and also take help from Property dispute lawyers Dubai which will help you out to filling up complaint application while you are going to file a complaint. If the documents are in any other language, then the translator will convert all the documents into Arabic language and ask all the associated questions with the type of dispute you are applying to formalize the entire process of complaint in a proper way.    

This is the whole process and quite simple to proceed with your filling process.