Dubai Land Department Hosts Workshop With Representatives From Commercial Shopping Malls And Retail Outlets

Dubai Land Department (DLD) has hosted a workshop with representatives from commercial shopping malls and retail outlets to discuss the new rental law project.

The three-day workshop, which ran from 13^th to 15^th March, was attended by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD; His Excellency Judge Abdulqader Mousa, Director of the Rental Disputes Center (RDC), the judicial arm of DLD; His Excellency Engineer Marwan bin Ghalita, CEO of the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), the regulatory arm of DLD;a number of DLD’s directors; and owners and representatives from commercial shopping malls and retail outlets.

His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, said: “The aim of the workshop was to allow representatives from shopping malls, traders and retailers in Dubai to express their views and collaborate as part of our constant efforts to establish a transparent and clear real estate environment for all parties. Through our discussions, we explored methods for achieving balance and preserving the rights of all parties, and generated recommendations that will be submitted to the relevant legislative bodies for consideration and implementation.”

DLD aimed to achieve a number of objectives via the workshop, including stabilising Dubai’s real estate market, defining the responsibilities and rights of all parties, and establishing integrity and transparency as key values in dealing with all parties.As a result, the number of rent lawsuits between landlords and tenants will be reduced, as well as the time required for litigation.