Legal representation for owners, investors and management entities in disputes involving service charges, common areas, facility management and jointly owned properties.
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A property management lawyer advises owners, investors and management entities when disputes arise over service charges, common-area management, maintenance obligations or the operation of jointly owned property.
In Dubai, these matters are regulated through Law No. 6 of 2019, RERA oversight and the Mollak system, with certain jointly owned property disputes handled through the Rental Disputes Center.
Our property management lawyers advise unit owners, investors, developers and management entities on disputes arising from the management of jointly owned properties.
We handle disagreements involving service charge calculations, Mollak records, common-area maintenance, management contracts, facility management failures and breaches of statutory or contractual management obligations.
Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019 regulates jointly owned real property and defines the roles of Management Entities, Management Companies and Owners Committees. It also regulates service charges, management accounts and maintenance responsibilities.
The first step is to determine whether the disagreement concerns approved charges, management performance, common areas or another jointly owned property obligation.
Check the title, management documents, Mollak records, invoices and relevant correspondence.
Determine whether the dispute concerns service charges, maintenance, management duties or use of common areas.
Review RERA approvals, service charge records and the applicable jointly owned property requirements.
Seek correction or settlement where appropriate and pursue the relevant complaint or legal proceeding where required.
Legal support may be required when approved charges, management performance or responsibilities for jointly owned property become disputed.
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Our real estate lawyers advise property owners, investors, developers and management entities on disputes affecting jointly owned property and property management in Dubai.
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Service Charge Review
We assess RERA approvals, Mollak records, invoices and supporting account documentation.
Management Dispute Support
Advice on management duties, maintenance failures, common areas and property-management agreements.
Regulatory and Legal Representation
Support through complaints, settlement and formal jointly owned property proceedings where required.
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We establish the approved charges, management responsibilities and evidence before deciding how the matter should be addressed.
Provide service charge invoices, Mollak records, management correspondence and relevant property documents.
We assess the approved charges, contractual arrangements and applicable regulatory obligations.
We determine whether correction, complaint, negotiation or formal proceedings are appropriate.
We pursue the selected route and represent the client in the applicable proceedings where required.
Property management disagreements can also involve damage, ownership rights and wider real estate disputes.
Send us the service charge invoices, Mollak records, management correspondence and details of the issue so we can assess the legal position.
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We advise property owners, investors and management entities across a range of jointly owned and professionally managed properties.
Legal support involving jointly owned developments, management companies, service charges and common areas.
Advice where building maintenance, defects or management responsibilities overlap with construction-related issues.
Support for companies owning or investing in professionally managed commercial property.
Advice involving managed offices, business facilities and technology-sector property assets.
Property management support for clinics, medical facilities and healthcare-related developments.
Legal advice concerning managed retail units, shopping developments and commercial common areas.
Support for property management issues affecting facilities and commercial assets used by energy businesses.
Advice involving managed warehouses, logistics facilities and related commercial developments.
A property management lawyer advises owners, investors and management entities on service charges, jointly owned property management, common-area obligations, maintenance disputes and management-company issues.
No. Under Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019, a Management Entity must obtain the relevant RERA approval before collecting service charges or other amounts for management, operation or maintenance of common area
DLD provides a Service Charge Index through its website, Mollak and Dubai REST that allows users to check RERA-approved service charges by project, use and year.
Mollak is DLD’s regulatory system for jointly owned properties. It supports management-company regulation, service charge approvals, invoices, regulatory accounts and monitoring of service charge administration.
Law No. 6 of 2019 states that an owner may not refuse to pay service charges that have been approved by RERA. A dispute about the account or calculation should therefore be addressed through the appropriate regulatory or legal process rather than simply ignored.
An Owners Committee can review management performance and budgets, raise complaints with the Management Entity and refer unresolved matters to RERA in accordance with Article 24
The Rental Disputes Center has a dedicated process for jointly owned real property disputes, including first-instance and subsequent proceedings. The appropriate route still depends on the specific claim.
Yes, where the statutory requirements are satisfied. Law No. 6 of 2019 provides a collection mechanism for unpaid approved service charges, including notice requirements, and RDC provides procedures relating to jointly owned property enforcement.
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