The owner had sold the property before the expiry of the contract and he verbally told me that since the buyer was an investor, nothing would change in my tenancy contract.
However, the new owner now wants me to renew the contract for six months only and at a higher rent, according to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority’s (Rera) rent calculator.
Can the new owner use the previous eviction notice that was served, listing an intention to sell the property? I believe the eviction notice is no longer valid because the new owner wants to move into the property.
The new landlord could rent the property to other tenants after evicting me.
Although the Rera and Rental Dispute Settlement Committee (RDSC) responded to my emails about this matter, it does not constitute legal advice. Could you please advise? CS, Dubai
The new buyer takes over your rental contract for the entire duration of the lease (in this case, six months). Therefore, there is no need for a new contract.
Ninety days before the expiration date is when notification of any changes should be agreed on for the next renewal. If this window is missed, then the same terms and conditions apply for the renewal.
If the new landlord wishes to move in himself or his next of kin of first degree, then he has to send you a separate 12 months’ written eviction notice, citing this reason.
This notice of eviction cannot be verbal, in an email or any other form other than by notary public or registered mail. These two means of communication are the only legal ways of informing you of the same.
The new landlord cannot cite personal use as the reason for eviction and then re-let the property. He cannot re-let the property for two years after your eviction and if he does, you would be entitled to compensation.
We bought a property in September 2021. The person we purchased the property from wanted to stay in the unit for a few more months, for which we made a tenancy contract from September 2021 until June 2022.
In April this year, he informed us that he wanted to stay longer in the property.
We decided to serve him with a 12 months’ eviction notice, which will allow him to stay in the property until April 2023.
However, we now need to make another tenancy contract from June 2022 till April 2023. Will the new tenancy contract supersede the eviction letter?
How can I make sure the tenant will leave the property by April 2023 as per the eviction notice? BS, Dubai
The new contract from June 2022 to April 2023 will not supersede the eviction notice that you sent.
I assume that you sent the 12 months’ eviction notice via notary public or registered mail, stating the reason as your own use. If it was not sent this way, your notice to vacate is not legal.
The only way you can guarantee that the tenant vacates at the end of the 12-month notice would be for him to send you an additional written notification that he will move out by the date in April 2023.
This notice will only add weight if it is notarised. A written notice that is not notarised is not sufficient.
If the tenant sends you a notarised written notification and then stays beyond the April 2023 date, you can file a case at the RDSC in Deira, which will proceed to evict the tenant.
My current landlord served me with a one-year eviction notice when I renewed my tenancy in November last year as he was selling the property.
The property has now been sold. Do the new owners also have to serve me with an eviction notice or does the current one stand? Do I have to vacate in November? BA, Dubai
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Technically speaking, the initial notice to vacate for reason of sale stands.
However, if you wish to contest this, you can file a case with the RDSC. In some cases, judges at the RDSC have requested that the new buyer also send their own 12 months’ notice to vacate for the reason of moving in themselves.
If the new buyer is an investor, they cannot evict you to re-let the property.
If you do not agree to vacate in November, file a case stating your reasons for remaining in the property and wait for the judge to decide.
Mario Volpi is the sales and leasing manager at Engel & Volkers. He has worked in the property sector for more than 35 years, in London and Dubai. The opinions expressed do not constitute legal advice and are provided for information only. Please send any questions to mario.volpi@engelvoelkers.com
British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened. He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia. Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”. Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the German parliament that. Russia had erected a new wall across Europe.
"It's not a Berlin Wall -- it is a Wall in central Europe between freedom and bondage and this Wall is growing bigger with every bomb" dropped on Ukraine, Zelenskyy told MPs.
Mr Zelenskyy was applauded by MPs in the Bundestag as he addressed Chancellor Olaf Scholz directly.
"Dear Mr Scholz, tear down this Wall," he said, evoking US President Ronald Reagan's 1987 appeal to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
