Changes to eviction notices put Dubai tenants on alert lolita, 20/08/2025 Eviction notices in Dubai may still apply to tenants when a change of property ownership takes place, rental dispute cases suggest. A recent court decision noted by the Dubai Rental Dispute Center (RDC) concluded an eviction notice was transferable from a property seller to the new buyer. Previously, new owners purchasing properties with a sitting tenant were required to apply for a new 12-month eviction notice, even if a notice had already been served to a tenant via a public notary. This opened the door to a tenant being able to serve, for example, 11 months of an eviction notice, only to have an extra 12-month eviction notice added on if the property was sold to a new buyer. When the buyer is an end user and needs to move in, this is a step in the right direction for those buyers and re-addresses the marketplace balance Mario Volpi, sales director, AX Capital real estate in Dubai But, even though article 25 of law 33 of 2008 on eviction notices remains the same, the way it is interpreted in court has changed so the notice is attached to the property and both parties are protected. Ludmila Yamalova, managing partner at … Continue Reading