Legal expert Issam Al-Tamimi said that the legislator limited, in Article 25 of Law No. 26 of 2007 regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants of real estate in the Emirate of Dubai and its amendments, the cases in which the landlord has the right to evict the tenant from the property.
Al-Tamimi stated that these cases are divided into two parts, namely the cases in which the landlord can terminate the lease during its validity, and the cases in which the landlord can evict the tenant upon the expiration of the lease term.
He added: “The cases mentioned in Clause 25 allow the landlord to terminate the rental relationship during the validity of the contract, the most important of which are: failure to pay the rent on the specified date, subletting without the landlord’s permission, and breach of the terms of the contract,” pointing out that eviction in such cases requires warning the tenant about Via notary public, or registered mail.
He added: “As for the cases that allow the landlord not to renew the lease and evict the tenant upon expiration of its term, they are: the property owner’s desire to demolish the leased property, or the leased property needs comprehensive maintenance, or the owner’s desire to sell the property or restore it for his personal use. In these cases, the law requires that the tenant be notified of the necessity of eviction with a 12-month notice, provided that the notice is via a notary public or registered mail.
Al-Tamimi stated that each case of eviction mentioned in the law has its own procedures and conditions that property owners and landlords must follow before filing an eviction lawsuit against the tenant, including the method of announcing the notice, the duration of the notice, and the requirements for eviction according to the law.
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