61.5 thousand cases were registered, representing 2% of the registered contracts amounting to 4.2 million in 6 years

“Dispute Resolution”: 8713 rental disputes were settled amicably during the first half

  • Dispute resolution enhances community confidence in the laws and legislative system in Dubai.

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  • Abdel Qader Moussa: “Resolving rental disputes quickly and accurately ensures the achievement of social and economic stability for all stakeholders in the sector.”

  • Remarkable success of the Conciliation and Conciliation Department in encouraging the disputants to amicable settlement.

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The Rental Dispute Settlement Center reported that it settled 8,713 disputes amicably during the first half of 2021, and the value of the settlements amounted to 2.533 billion dirhams, indicating that the center succeeded in resolving 61,500 primary rental cases, during the period from 2015 until the end of 2017. 2020, and only 2% of the total number of documented lease contracts registered with Dubai Land during the same period.

rental claims

In detail, the Rental Dispute Settlement Center, the judicial arm of the Dubai Land Department, succeeded in resolving 61,555 primary rental cases, during the period from 2015 to the end of 2020, representing only 2% of the total number of documented and registered lease contracts with "Dubai Lands" during the same period, which amounted to 4 million, 280,292 contracts, which contributes to enhancing the community's confidence in the laws and legislative system in the emirate.

The head of the Rental Dispute Resolution Center, Judge Abdel Qader Moussa, said: “The center is moving forward in performing its tasks according to contemporary foundations that elevate the mechanisms to address this type of contractual relations, through a specialized judicial system that keeps pace with the development witnessed by the emirate, where rental disputes are resolved quickly and accurately to ensure stability Social and economic for all those involved in the real estate rental sector and related sectors.

The important role played by the Conciliation and Conciliation Department in encouraging the disputants to settle their disputes amicably, before reaching arbitration, contributed to recording remarkable success in this regard. During the first half of 2021, it managed to settle 8,713 disputes amicably, with the value of settlements amounting to 2.533 billion dirhams, and the average number of settlement days is seven days, so that the Center achieves its vision of being an international reference in settling rental disputes, especially in the speedy settlement of rental disputes and reducing their time period.

litigation journey

Moussa added: “The directives and support of the wise leadership constituted a major factor in the achievements and successes achieved by the Center during its journey in the litigation journey in the real estate sector to enhance investor confidence. The series of stages of development of real estate litigation began since the launch of the center in 2013, when it began to apply (traditional litigation mechanisms), until 2015, when the application of (smart litigation) began without any (paper media), and in 2018 the center implemented a system ( Remote litigation), without the need for the personal presence of the parties to the dispute. The center is currently working on the completion of the project (judicial probe), the first of its kind in the world, which is a litigation without a judge, using artificial intelligence technology, by providing all the services of the center in a smart and interactive way, within an integrated platform and without staff.

He stressed that the center's success in performing its tasks constituted a strong motivation, as a result of the use of modern technologies to develop the judicial system, and the digital transformation of all services of the center, which are characterized by speed and accuracy, as this comes as a translation of the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Ruler of Dubai, to provide a distinguished work system that elevates Dubai globally, especially that remote litigation has become easy, convenient and quick alternatives for society, which has contributed to achieving smart transformation in procedures and services to delight customers and ensure their comfort and security in light of the Corona pandemic.

remote litigation

The head of the Rental Dispute Resolution Center, Judge Abdel Qader Moussa, said that “the center’s initiative to implement the remote litigation system, early, and two years before the emergence of the (Covid-19) pandemic, contributed significantly to dealing with the consequences of the pandemic positively and quickly, achieving the goals of The main center, which is represented in the speed and accuracy of litigation, in addition to facilitating the litigants.”

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