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Job Loss or Salary Reduction due to Covid-19? Get help to have your Rent reduced or have your Penalty waived.

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Covid-19: Job Loss? | Need Help to Reduce your Home or Business Rent? | Need to Terminate your Lease and Waive Penalty? It has been a norm in Dubai to fix rent during duration of tenancy and 2 months penalty for early ending of rental contract, but help is around. Tenants in Dubai can now approach the Rent Dispute Committee (RDC) located within the Dubai Land Department, Baniyas road in Deira and request for intervention citing job loss or salary reduction showing proof of same on letter from their companies. A case is then opened and the judge after studying the facts can decide and pass judgement to help reduce rent or waive the 2 month rent penalty which is usually mentioned in contract or is considered as standard if a tenant breaks his tenancy prior to it coming to and end. RDC is now hearing cases brought in by commercial tenants who no longer can sustain to keep their businesses running due to covid-19 situations and are either requesting a rent reduction or seeking help to exit