Dubai RERA Off-Plan Sales & the Interim Register (Oqood) question: defaulting purchaser's townhouse in Damac Lagoons

Dubai RERAOff-Plan Sales & the Interim Register (Oqood)

DLD's official document certifies that a defaulting purchaser's townhouse in Damac Lagoons is 78% complete. The developer wants to keep the agreement, retain all payments and claim the balance. Can it?

A Yes; above 60% completion it may retain all payments and claim the balance of the price
B Yes, but only after a court confirms the completion percentage stated in DLD's document
C No; at 78% it may terminate and keep up to 25% of the value, refunding the excess
D No; that needs completion above 80%, so it may only terminate and keep up to 40% of value

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Answer: D. No; that needs completion above 80%, so it may only terminate and keep up to 40% of value

Article 11(a)(4)(a) of Law No. 13 of 2008, as replaced by Law No. 19 of 2017, gives the keep-the-contract, auction and terminate options only where completion exceeds 80%. A unit at 78% falls in paragraph (b), between 60% and 80%, which lets the developer only terminate and retain up to 40% of the unit value, refunding the excess. Keeping the contract and claiming the balance belongs to the above-80% tier, not to every unit above 60%; 25% is the below-60% tier, and the developer acts without recourse to courts. Source: Law No. (13) of 2008, Art. 11(a)(4)(a)-(b), as replaced by Law No. (19) of 2017 (in force 12 Oct 2026).

Common mistake

Giving a unit in the 60-80% tier the above-80% option of keeping the contract and claiming the balance.

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