The Dubai-based EJARI(Tenancy Contract Online Registration)

For the new or renewal of a trade license, a family visa, or for transactions involving the municipality, an online registration for a tenancy contract is required.

EJARI – TENANCY CONTRACT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

• Personal
  • Rental both parties’ initial signatures on the contract
  • Tenant’s passport copy and visa page
  • DEWA’s most recent invoice or the Registration Deposit Bill
  • Tenant’s mobile phone number
  • Store, Unit, Villa, or Flat Number
  • Only applications from tenants or PROs with a letter of authorization will be considered for Ejari.
• Company
  • Rental both parties’ initial signatures on the contract
  • A copy of a trade license or an initial approval as well as a name reservation certificate
  • DEWA’s most recent invoice or the Registration Deposit Bill
  • Copy of the partner’s/tenant’s/license owner’s passport
  • Name of Contact and Mobile Number
  • Store, Unit, Villa, or Flat Number
  • Only applications from owners, partners, managers, or PROs (with a letter of authority) will be accepted.

Renew Ejari Annually: A year cannot be skipped. If you didn’t complete Ejari last year, you will be required to pay that charge when your license is renewed the following year.

Plot number needs to be noted on the tenancy agreement. If not, a title deed (land ownership certificate) or a municipal affiliation plan are needed. Registration Fee: Dh215

Ejari Cancellation Required Documents:  

• Previous Ejari certificate
• Previous tenancy contract
• Final DEWA bill
• Landlord’s emirates ID
• NOC letter from the landlord
• Passport copy of the previous tenant/emirates ID
• You can reprint EJARI Registration Certificate, the Certificate number and DEWA Premise number.

Fee: Dh40

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a rent calculator?
On its website, Dubai’s Land Department offers a rental calculator to the general public.

• It is an index created and produced to calculate and track rents while taking into account a number of characteristics, including the property’s location, apartment size, and amenities.
• For the sake of transparency and controlling Dubai’s rentals, it has been made available to the general public.

What is EJARI?
Arabic for “My Rent” is “EJARI.” Ejari is a system under RERA’s control that enables Owners and Real Estate Management Companies of all types to easily and quickly register rental and lease agreements. Beyond simply recording the initial leasing agreement, the Ejari system offers a comprehensive range of services. It is possible to keep track of renewals, cancellations, transfers, and terminations.

How can I obtain a premises number and what does it mean?
Each unit of the building is given a unique premises number, which consists of nine digits. Your plot number is represented by the first three numbers (community number). Each DEWA-fixed unit’s door bears the unit’s premises number.

What are the Municipalities in different Emirates  

• Sharjah Municipality
• Ajman Land and Property Department
• Abu Dhabi Municipality (Tawtheeq)
• Al Ain Municipality
• Fujairah Municipality

If you are not renewing your tenancy contact in Dubai, inform the landlord in writing 90 days prior to the expiry of the contract?
The tenant is responsible for notifying the landlord in writing at least 90 days before the tenancy agreement expires that he does not wish to renew the leasing agreement. The conditions for renewing a tenancy contract are laid forth in Articles 13 and 14 of Law No. 33 of 2008 regarding “Amending some provisions of Law No. 26 of 2007 Regulating Relationship Between Landlords & Tenants in the Emirate of Dubai” (the “Rental Law”).

Further, according to Article 14 of the aforementioned legislation, “Unless both parties have agreed otherwise, if either party of the tenancy contract wishes to amend any of its conditions pursuant to Article 13 of this law, he must notify the other party not less than 90 days prior to the expiry date.” Accordingly, the aforementioned provision may be read as requiring one party to inform the other of the non-renewal of the tenancy agreement at least 90 days before the contract’s expiration date. If your contract specifies a one-month notice period, you have clearly complied with it. But you didn’t give the landlord a 90-day notice.

Further, according to Article 14 of the aforementioned legislation, “Unless both parties have agreed otherwise, if either party of the tenancy contract wishes to amend any of its conditions pursuant to Article 13 of this law, he must notify the other party not less than 90 days prior to the expiry date.” Accordingly, the aforementioned provision may be read as requiring one party to inform the other of the non-renewal of the tenancy agreement at least 90 days before the contract’s expiration date. If your contract specifies a one-month notice period, you have clearly complied with it. But you didn’t give the landlord a 90-day notice.

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