100,000 lease lawsuits worth AED654 billion settled in Dubai – News

Leasing Dispute Center develops the world’s first smart judicial leasing system for domestic and foreign litigants

Nine years of practice, dedication and sustainability reflect the journey of the Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) judiciary’s Rental Dispute Center (RDC), which was launched following the evolution of the system to achieve social and economic Stable For those involving the real estate leasing industry and other related industries, a special judicial system shall be established in accordance with the streamlined mechanism.

Judge Abdulqader Mousa, Director of the RDC, said: “In line with the wise vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai Center for Tenancy Disputes has assumed responsibility for strengthening and developing the judicial system in the real estate sector, UAE Vice President Also Prime Minister, Sheikh of Dubai, he has always emphasized that justice is the foundation of governance and the happiness of members of society. We work diligently and tirelessly with qualified national cadres, using our material resources, especially technological resources, to keep pace with global development, and charted a strategic path to define the future of litigation, aligned with the emirate’s vision and direction to strengthen its position as the real estate destination of choice for investors, both regionally and globally.

Mousa added: “We are proud to have developed the world’s first smart judicial leasing system and made it available to domestic and foreign litigants based on a sustainable approach, pioneering real estate and leasing models, and an environment that incubates innovation and effective governance, and as part of the strategic vision for the Dubai Land Sector.

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The Rental Dispute Center has had notable success in handling and resolving rental disputes. Up to now, the number of tenancy lawsuits registered in the center has reached 103,975, divided into 92,732 primary lawsuits and 11,243 appeal lawsuits, of which 100,000 lawsuits have been settled, accounting for 96% of the registered cases in the center.

These lawsuits accounted for only 1.9% of the total number of lease contracts registered with the Dubai Land Department during the same period, with more than 5.2 million lease contracts worth a total of Dh654 billion. This helps to increase community confidence in the legal and legislative system of the emirate.

Musa clarified: “The speed and accuracy of the proceedings can be inferred from the indicators that the average duration of first-instance proceedings was 10 days and that of appeal proceedings was 14 days. In terms of judgment enforcement, the average enforcement of lease judgments and rulings in 2013 Duration up to 10 days, implementation services transition to intelligent services after providing a coherent and integrated system, benefiting from implementation efforts A team constantly seeking to develop tools and create new systems to improve the working mechanism of the execution department, 2022 Lease Judgments and Decisions The average execution time of 4 days, while the execution rate of lease judgments and decisions reached 97%. This reflects positively on the convenience and satisfaction of clients, and shortens the completion and closure time of enforcement proceedings.

RDC successfully resolved cases by reaching settlement agreements, with a total of 10,179 cases amicably resolved, worth AED 282.8 million, and the average mediation time for disputed cases was five days.

RDC’s most prominent initiatives:

His Excellency Judge Abdulqader Mousa affirmed that RDC’s achievements, initiatives, results and data are a testament to the quality and professionalism of the Centre, which helps us to create a streamlined system to resolve tenancy disputes with high precision and convenience. He added: “We affirm that our journey continues to grow and excel, in line with our wise leadership’s approach of being an active participant in the realization and transformation of the ’50 Principles’ aimed at creating the best economy in the world .The next few years.”

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The RDC has been launching initiatives aimed at realizing its vision of becoming the first international reference body for the resolution of real estate disputes. These initiatives include:

Rental Dispute System (2015): The world’s first intelligent judicial leasing system dedicated to the management of leasing cases, including the registration, settlement, issuance of judgments, and execution of leasing cases. The system speeds up the accuracy of litigation and is available to litigants, both at home and abroad.

Smart Judge App (2016): The world’s first judicial advice smart app. Provide more than 100 lease litigation interactive scenarios, and issue guiding judgments for clients.

‘Yad Al Khair [Hand of Giving] Committee (2017): It is believed to be the first committee to provide support and assistance to eligible groups in the UAE community affected by rent litigation, while also relieving the pain of families struggling to pay their rent, leading to the RDC issuing a court ruling.

Remote Litigation System (2018): It was the first judicial court to successfully facilitate proceedings without the need for an in-person appearance. It relies on the latest technology to save time and effort for all parties.

Rental Certificate of Good Conduct (2018): This is a service that enables parties to a rental contract to query the RDC system for any party’s rental records. It also allows for the issuance of proof of previous rental case sheets.

The first “Forensic Investigation”, CP1, Global similar: Announced in 2018, under preparation, judicial investigation will be launched soon. It constitutes a leap forward in the remote litigation system, where artificial intelligence will issue judicial decisions, enabling litigants to issue their own judgments without human participation.

It is worth noting that the Dubai Center for Tenancy Disputes was established on 18 September 2013 by Decree No. 26 of 2013 issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Until 2022, RDC has witnessed the development of the litigation journey, starting from the implementation of traditional mechanisms, through the implementation of paperless smart litigation in 2015, and then the implementation of remote litigation system in 2018, ‘Court Probe’ – CP1.