Tenants must not fear unscrupulous landlords, who attempt to evict them on illegal grounds, according to a senior official.
"Tenants may not be evicted for any reason unless an approval of the Rent Disputes Resolution Committee is obtained," Mohammad Rashid Bin Khalaf Al Hameli, chairman of the committee, told Gulf News.
"There is no landlord above the law and the committee has turned down many cases in which landlords demanded that their buildings be renovated, after making sure their goal was to increase the rent beyond the rent cap."
He said approval of demolition or any measures on the building, obtained from authorities such as the municipality and other government bodies, may not be enforced without a final decision from the Rental Disputes Resolution Committee.
"Tenants may not be evicted for any reason unless an approval of the Rent Disputes Resolution Committee is obtained," Mohammad Rashid Bin Khalaf Al Hameli, chairman of the committee, told Gulf News.
"There is no landlord above the law and the committee has turned down many cases in which landlords demanded that their buildings be renovated, after making sure their goal was to increase the rent beyond the rent cap."
He said approval of demolition or any measures on the building, obtained from authorities such as the municipality and other government bodies, may not be enforced without a final decision from the Rental Disputes Resolution Committee.
Many unscrupulous landlords attempt to evict tenants after obtaining permits from the civic body to refurbish the buildings and then rent out flats to new tenants not bound by the rent cap.
Al Hameli said tenants should not obey any eviction order issued by landlords or any authority unless the order is approved by the Rental Disputes Resolution Committee.
Residents of a building in the Tourist Club area complained against their landlord who served them with eviction notices and disconnected the electricity.
Al Hameli said the committee has dealt with many such cases and usually rules in favour of the tenants.
"If a tenant is [evicted] on any reason and later finds that the landlord has re-rented the property and violated the rent cap rule, he or she can file a complaint and the committee will return the tenant to the property and or order the landlord to compensate him or her."
Under the law, landlords cannot ask tenants to vacate unless in specific cases, including approved demolishing, for personal use, tenant's failure to pay the rent, subletting the property without the approval of the landlord or violating public norms.
In the case of demolishing the building, tenants must be given a grace period of not less than six months to vacate. If the landlord failed to live in the property he vacated for personal use for three months or re-rented it to another party, the tenant can complain to the committee.
Panel dealt with 3,400 cases
The Abu Dhabi Rental Disputes Resolution Committee has looked into 3,400 cases since it was set up in mid December last year, according to Mohammad Rashid Al Hameli, chairman of the committee.
Rulings were given in 1,000 disputes, while 200 other disputes were settled amicably and 40 were dismissed after the complainants failed to show up at the committee's hearings. Sub-commmittees will be set up across the UAE and the number of judges will be increased soon to swiftly settle such disputes. Source
Al Hameli said tenants should not obey any eviction order issued by landlords or any authority unless the order is approved by the Rental Disputes Resolution Committee.
Residents of a building in the Tourist Club area complained against their landlord who served them with eviction notices and disconnected the electricity.
Al Hameli said the committee has dealt with many such cases and usually rules in favour of the tenants.
"If a tenant is [evicted] on any reason and later finds that the landlord has re-rented the property and violated the rent cap rule, he or she can file a complaint and the committee will return the tenant to the property and or order the landlord to compensate him or her."
Under the law, landlords cannot ask tenants to vacate unless in specific cases, including approved demolishing, for personal use, tenant's failure to pay the rent, subletting the property without the approval of the landlord or violating public norms.
In the case of demolishing the building, tenants must be given a grace period of not less than six months to vacate. If the landlord failed to live in the property he vacated for personal use for three months or re-rented it to another party, the tenant can complain to the committee.
Panel dealt with 3,400 cases
The Abu Dhabi Rental Disputes Resolution Committee has looked into 3,400 cases since it was set up in mid December last year, according to Mohammad Rashid Al Hameli, chairman of the committee.
Rulings were given in 1,000 disputes, while 200 other disputes were settled amicably and 40 were dismissed after the complainants failed to show up at the committee's hearings. Sub-commmittees will be set up across the UAE and the number of judges will be increased soon to swiftly settle such disputes. Source
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