Tenancy Contracts
I thought I would bring this to tenants attention for those that may not have noticed. I only realised today after speaking to RERA that before I sign any tenancy agreement I have to make sure the terms and conditions of our deposit. Is it refundable etc.
This process however also brought to my attention the maintenance for the apartment we were about to pay for. We thought we were getting a bargain. It appears that with some properties the landlord expects the tenant to pay for any repairs that occur during the tenancy. Any repair that amounts to a maximum of 500 AED. They are calling it wear and tear. And wear and tear can be from the minute you move in. Any repairs that will ever arise that may cost more that 500 then the landlord will pay. I declined to sign this agreement and also refused the apartment because of these conditions. In the mean time I noticed another apartment had been reduced on Dubizzle just today even though the agent wouldn't budge in price 2 days ago. When I enquired about who pays for the maintenance in that apartment he said ' the tenant pays for any repairs etc up to the value of 1000 AED. Any item that will ever cost over 1000 AED then the landlord will pay. Apart from A/C repairs and waterheaters.
This has come as a great shock to me. Am I the only one? So basically you think you are getting a bargain priced apartment when in fact you as the tenant are going to foot the bill to carry out all repairs, plumbing,drains, floor tiles that become loose,leaking toilets, faulty electrics etc etc that break or become faulty in as little as 2 weeks upon moving in, to bring their property up to the standard it should have been before you moved in. Something seriously is wrong here. Landlords need to have regular inspections by a regulatory body before any new tenant moves in so that all appliances, A/C, electrics and plumbing are safe,inspected and working properly. Then pass these inspection certificates onto the new tenant so they know they are safe and working properly. Basically you could move into an apartment and if it has a washing machine or a cooker and one breaks down even after a week... you,as the tenant, have to get someone in to inspect it and if its unrepairable supply a new one because the owner says....' its wear and tear and we don't know how you misused the item' Doesn't matter that the previous tenant may have used the same washing machine 4 times a day for years. So if you didn't know this please be aware when signing these contracts. We should not accept these conditons. If we all refuse to agree they will hopefully have to reword them. So it all comes back to the old story...' read before you hand over any money and certainly before you sign anything. Tenants get a bad enough deal here anyway especially if landlords don't pay their building maintenance. Access cards get deactivated to car parks, pools and gyms too. It is bad enough that we have to find a years rent in advance, we also pay the agents fees too.Why doesn't the landlord pay the agent? We shouldn't have to worry about what will go wrong in the property after we move in. RERA needs to get this organised and charge the landlords for an annual property inspection with trained electricians, carpenters, plumbers, decorators, pest control etc. They will then have to submit these certificates to new tenants to show they are safe. Lets be honest yes they will have the cheek to increase the rents but they'll do that anyway.
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