RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Agency)

مؤسسة التنظيم العقاري (ريرا)

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RERA is the Real Estate Regulatory Agency of Dubai, the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD). Established by Law No. 16 of 2007, it licenses and supervises developers, brokers, owners' associations, and escrow account trustees; registers off-plan sales and lease contracts (Ejari); publishes rental indices used by the Rental Disputes Centre; issues developer completion certificates; and enforces compliance with real-estate laws in Dubai. RERA does not itself adjudicate disputes — those go to the Rental Disputes Centre or the Dubai courts — but it issues binding administrative decisions on registration, licensing, and escrow matters. Abu Dhabi's equivalent is the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre (ADREC); other emirates have their own authorities.

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مؤسسة التنظيم العقاري (ريرا) هي الذراع التنظيمية لدائرة الأراضي والأملاك في دبي. أُنشئت بموجب القانون رقم 16 لسنة 2007، وتتولى ترخيص المطورين العقاريين والوسطاء وجمعيات الملاك وأمناء حسابات الضمان والإشراف عليهم، وتسجيل عقود بيع العقارات على الخارطة وعقود الإيجار (إيجاري)، ونشر مؤشرات الإيجارات التي تستند إليها مراكز فض النزاعات، وإصدار شهادات إنجاز المشاريع، وضمان الامتثال لتشريعات الملكية العقارية في دبي. ولا تختص المؤسسة بنفسها بالفصل في النزاعات — فذاك دور مركز فض المنازعات الإيجارية ومحاكم دبي — غير أنها تُصدر قرارات إدارية ملزمة في مسائل التسجيل والترخيص والضمان. ويقابلها في أبوظبي مركز أبوظبي العقاري، ولسائر الإمارات جهاتها التنظيمية الخاصة.

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