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Can my landlord raise the rent this year?
Dubai from the record · corroborated
Increases are set by the rental index rather than by agreement: none is permitted while your rent is within 10% of the market rate for comparable homes, rising on a fixed scale to a maximum of 20% only where your rent is far below market.
Notice to raise it: 90 days before the contract ends, in writing.
Source: Decree 43 of 2013 · Law 26 of 2007 as amended by Law 33 of 2008 · read 7 Sept 2026 · tamimi.com
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25 of 29 answers confirmed across 7 emirates
By emirate
| Dubai | Abu Dhabi | Sharjah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent increase | the rule, read 7 Sept 2026 | the rule, read 7 Sept 2026 | the rule, read 7 Sept 2026 |
| Tenancy registration | Ejari | Tawtheeq | Sharjah Municipality attestation |
| Advertising permit | Trakheesi | Madhmoun | SRERD written advertising approval |
| Transfer fee | 4% | 2% | not documented here |
| Owner may hold the permit | yes | no | yes |
Every cell comes from the emirate record the listing flow uses, or the tenancy rules with their sources. Where a fact is not confirmed, that is what is published. The other four emirates
What the specialists did on this page
2 ran · 0 stopped to ask · 0 did not run · each row opens its sources
Tenant IntelligenceThe tenancy rules for Dubai, with their sourcesThe rent rule, corroborated; read 2026-09-072026-09-07
The tenant's side: their rights under the emirate's tenancy law, and coordinating the let.
- tamimi.com
Regulatory IntelligenceThe emirate record the listing flow uses5 of 5 answers confirmed for Dubai; the rest are marked not confirmed—
The rules of each emirate, retrieved and cited: tenancy law, short-stay rules, cross-border rules for NRI buyers - marked where we have not confirmed them.
- Dubai Land Department · RERA