Tenancy Renewal

Tenancy renewal is the continuation of a lease beyond its original term, and UAE law tilts the rules in favour of continuity. In Dubai, if a tenant remains in the property after expiry without objection from the landlord, the lease renews automatically on the same terms for a like period (capped at a year). A landlord who wants different terms — higher rent, new conditions — must give at least ninety days' written notice before expiry, and even then any rent increase is capped by the RERA index rules; a landlord who wants the property back must instead satisfy one of the limited statutory eviction grounds with twelve months' notarised notice. For tenants, the practical takeaways are: silence works in your favour, demands made late (inside the ninety-day window) are generally unenforceable for that renewal, and every renewal should be re-registered in Ejari. For landlords, calendar discipline around the ninety-day mark is essential to preserve flexibility.