Tenants in Dubai complained of exaggeration of real estate owners or their representatives in the real estate management in requesting a large financial consideration when extending the lease contract for short periods ranging between one and three months in an amicable manner, which is a period required by the tenant to arrange his conditions, without entering into a new lease agreement with the owner . Real estate said that the conditions created by the repercussions of the emerging Corona virus, imposed on the rental market some exceptional matters, including extending the lease contracts in an amicable manner, stressing that what is experienced by some tenants, individual behavior by some, as there are many owners who have responded to the tenants Wishing to extend lease contracts for short periods amicably.
Tenants' complaints
In detail, the tenant «MD» said that he asked the building management company in which he resides within a period of two months without a contract, to arrange his affairs after the termination of his work contract, but the official asked twice the amount assumed for these two months.
He stressed that he had to accept that, given his circumstance, especially since moving with a new annual contract is costly and exceeds his capabilities after the termination of his work contract.
For his part, the tenant, Abdul Hamid Al-Zaki, presented his condition, saying that he asked the landlord to extend the rental contract for a period of one month, allowing him to search for a housing unit at a lower cost, given that he was receiving half the salary since the beginning of the Corona virus crisis.
He added that the building manager agreed to the request provided that an amount of 1500 dirhams be added to the actual value of the month, which prompted him to accelerate the move so that he would not give in to this category that exploits the conditions of people, he said.
In the same context, the tenant Ismail Abu Abdoun said: “I was transferred to another emirate, which forced me to extend the rental contract for a period of two months, so that I could move to a new residence in the new headquarters of my job, but I was surprised by the landlord exploiting the situation, and doubling the value of the two months from 2400 dirhams to 4800 dirhams ». He confirmed that he had reached with the owner to reduce the value to 4000 dirhams.
As for the tenant, Omar Al-Saeedi, he called on the landlords to consider the conditions of the tenants at the present time. He said that the renewal of the lease is the most important thing he currently occupies, as he is hesitant between "renewal" and "extension" for a period.
He added: «In both cases, I will lose the money, because the owner wants to double the amount if I extend the contract for three months, and the renewal will require me to an annual contract linked to checks and payments, at a time when I don’t know whether the company I work in will return the salary that I previously reduced by 25% As it was or not ».
Exceptional things
To that, Mohamed Salman, CEO of Seven Line Real Estate Company, said that the conditions left by the new Corona virus, imposed on the rental market some exceptional matters, including the desire of many tenants to extend the lease contract, to arrange their financial conditions, but they clash with the wishes Some real estate departments double the rental value for this friendly extension.
Exploitation of the envelope
In turn, the CEO of "Standard Real Estate Management Company," Abdul Karim Al Mulla, said that this health condition affected many individuals in their livelihoods, and the transition from one job to another, and that some companies reduced salaries indefinitely, which generated a state of hesitation from Before the affected tenant renewed the lease, the friendly period that some inhumane exploited came.
Al-Mulla stressed that the current situation requires a synergy between the groups of society in financial matters, especially in the rental sector, which represents a large part of household spending, and therefore, if the owners or their representatives of real estate managers can facilitate the tenant, then they should not delay in that.
Al-Mulla pointed to the extension of a number of landlords, leasing contracts without obtaining any compensation, in sympathy with these tenants.
Individual behaviors
The chairman of the board of directors of the "W Capital Real Estate Brokerage Company", Walid Al-Zarouni, said that these matters were imposed by the exceptional circumstances that we are experiencing, but they are individual behaviors, as there are many owners who respond to the tenants wishing to extend the lease contracts for short periods amicably.
He continued: «We are at a time when members of society must join hands, and do not take advantage of this health condition to profit.»
Friendly compatibility is key
The Rental Dispute Resolution Center, the judicial arm of the Dubai Land Department, said that these matters are by mutual consent between the landlord and the tenant, stressing that a friendly agreement is the basis for these contentious issues.
The Center pointed out that it monitored many cases where there is amicable reconciliation between the parties to the rental relationship, with regard to the issue of extending the rental contract for a short period, especially in the commercial leasing sector, as many owners extended the lease contracts for exceptional periods for tenants without any burdens. Additional.
The Center stressed the necessity of supporting the parties of the rental relationship with each other under these exceptional circumstances.
The current situation requires consolidation between groups of society, especially in the rental sector.
The new Corona virus has imposed on the rental market some exceptional issues.