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RERA's chief executive officer has prepared a new strategic plan for the agency. Under Law No. 4 of 2019, to whom does he submit it for approval?
Why: Article 7(b)(1) of Law No. 4 of 2019 requires the CEO to prepare RERA's general policy and strategic and development plans and submit them to the DLD's Director General for approval. Under the superseded Law No. 16 of 2007, Article 7(1), the CEO submitted the plans to the Executive Council, which is why that answer looks familiar. The Chairman of the Executive Council appoints the CEO but does not approve RERA's plans. Source: Law No. (4) of 2019, Art. 7(b)(1); Law No. (16) of 2007, Art. 7(1) (in force 12 Oct 2026).
A developer pays a landowner AED 6,500,000 for a Musataha right to build on the owner's plot in Dubai Investments Park. Nothing is agreed about fees. What DLD fee applies, and who pays it?
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Why: Item 17 of the ECR No. 30 of 2013 fee table (in force 12 Oct 2026) charges 1% of the consideration paid for a Musataha contract: 1% x 6,500,000 = AED 65,000. Article 3(5) makes the person to whom the rights are transferred, here the developer, pay Musataha fees unless agreed otherwise. AED 260,000 applies the 4% sale rate, and the equal split is the sale-fee rule in Article 3(1), not the Musataha rule. Source: ECR No. (30) of 2013, Arts. 3(1), 3(5) and Table (1) item 17 (in force 12 Oct 2026).
A sub-developer could not start building because the master developer redrew the plot boundaries, shrinking the project. A purchaser defaults after DLD's notice. What may the sub-developer do if it proves it met its own obligations?
Why: Article 21(4) of Executive Council Resolution No. 6 of 2010 lists master developer variations to the site that change its boundaries or area and affect the sub-developer's performance as beyond the sub-developer's control. With work not commenced for such a reason, Article 11(a)(4)(d) of Law No. 13 of 2008, as replaced by Law No. 19 of 2017, allows termination with retention of up to 30% of payments and a refund within 60 days, subject to the proof required by Article 16 of the bylaw. The 25% tier needs construction to have started. Source: Law No. (13) of 2008, Art. 11(a)(4)(d), as replaced by Law No. (19) of 2017; ECR No. (6) of 2010, Arts. 16 and 21(4) (in force 12 Oct 2026).
A developer's financial collapse halts its half-built project in Al Jaddaf, and it stops responding to purchasers. What does the escrow law require of the project's escrow agent?
Why: Article 15 of Law No. 8 of 2007 provides that where an emergency means the project is not completed, the escrow agent must, after consulting DLD, take the measures required to preserve depositors' rights and ensure that the project is completed or that depositors are refunded. Creditors cannot reach the account (Article 9(1)), and the escrow agent acts in consultation with DLD rather than alone or only after a court process. Source: Law No. (8) of 2007, Arts. 9(1) and 15 (in force 12 Oct 2026).
A management company was fined AED 1,200,000 for a violation of Law No. 6 of 2019. Eight months later it commits the same violation again. What is the most it can be fined for the repeat?
Why: Article 44(a) of Law No. 6 of 2019 (in force 12 Oct 2026) doubles the fine when the same violation is repeated within one year of the previous one, but provides that a fine must not exceed AED 2,000,000. Doubling AED 1,200,000 gives AED 2,400,000, which is capped at AED 2,000,000. AED 2,400,000 ignores the cap, AED 3,600,000 adds the original fine to the doubled fine, and AED 1,200,000 ignores the doubling. Source: Law No. (6) of 2019, Art. 44 (in force 12 Oct 2026).
Sky Homes LLC applies to enter the Register. One of its managing directors was convicted of a crime affecting honour and trustworthiness. What is the effect under Article 6 of Bylaw No. 85 of 2006?
Why: Article 6(6) of Bylaw No. 85 of 2006 requires that none of the directors or persons authorised to manage the company have been declared bankrupt or convicted of a crime affecting honour or trustworthiness. A convicted managing director means the company cannot meet that requirement. Article 6(5) also requires good conduct certificates for the owner and the managing directors, so the owner-only option is wrong. Passing the test under Article 6(8) is a separate requirement and does not cure the conviction. Source: Bylaw No. (85) of 2006, Art. 6(5)-(6) and (8) (in force 12 Oct 2026).
Two years ago an investor phoned a brokerage about a listing but never bought, rented or signed anything. The brokerage now calls him to offer an off-plan unit. Is the call covered by the Circular 02-2026 exception?
Why: Circular 02-2026 bans direct contact with owners or investors to offer, market or buy property, with an exception only for clients who have duly documented prior transactions with the office, backed by an approved record of the contractual relationship or transaction. A phone enquiry that led to no transaction does not qualify. Logging the call afterwards creates no prior transaction. Source: RERA Circular 02-2026 (in force 12 Oct 2026).
A Contract F for a Dubai Hills apartment at AED 2,640,000 splits the DLD sale registration fee equally. The buyer also pays the title deed fee, the knowledge and innovation fees and the trustee office fee. What does the buyer pay, before VAT?
Why: Item 1 of the ECR No. 30 of 2013 fee table sets the sale registration fee at 4% (in force 12 Oct 2026): AED 2,640,000 x 4% = AED 105,600, so the buyer's half is AED 52,800. Add the AED 250 title deed fee, the AED 10 knowledge and AED 10 innovation fees, and the trustee office fee of AED 4,000 for a sale of AED 500,000 or more (DLD Property Sale Registration service, as at 12 Oct 2026): 52,800 + 250 + 20 + 4,000 = AED 57,070. AED 55,070 uses the AED 2,000 trustee fee, which applies only below AED 500,000; AED 53,070 leaves the trustee fee out, and AED 52,800 counts the DLD share alone. Source: ECR No. (30) of 2013, Art. 3(1) and Table (1) items 1 and 22; DLD Property Sale Registration service (as at 12 Oct 2026).
