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AussiePup

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Latest post on 02 October 2011 - 15:19

does anyone know a good property lawyer? Since moving out of the villa that had the leak we believe that the LL has put new tenants in there with a higher rent so we are also taking this to RERA. Having said that, I called them just before we went to OZ and they fobbed me off saying this was not their issue??? And to call Dubai Municipality?

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scschroder41916

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Latest post on 29 September 2011 - 22:05

We are in the exact same predicament. I was looking for solutions to this problem and was hoping for a better explanation. We have a 15,000 dh bill this month and next month will probably be the same. The landlord fixed our leak as well but says it's our responsibility to pay the DEWA bill. I'm just sick about it. Surely we have some rights as a renter without having to hire a lawyer. It's really not work the trouble of hiring a lawyer, but I do want my $$ reimbursed!! Anyone else have any suggestions??

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A Rancher6136

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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 13:02

You have had bad luck with villas here. We had a big bill in our old house and asked the landlord to pay as it was a leak in the pipe in our garden. The landlord refused so dh went to the rent committee - it's been replaced by Rera. Dh know someone on the committee and they said the landlord should pay. We were lucky that year as we were paying in 2 cheques so we were able to deduct the bill from the second cheques. Bad news was that the landlord then had it in for us and made up a story about a family member needing the villa etc so we had to leave. Your ex landlord should pay and rera would probably tell him that but it's how to enforce it. You might have to take the case to court for compensation. Court cases are expensive and there's no small claims court like in other countries. I think it's a minimum of 30 000Dh to lodge a claim in the Dubai courts. Maybe go and see a lawyer as you'd be able to claim legal expenses and costs if you win.

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Princess_I45169

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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 12:46

you are 27 k out of pocket - have you consulted a property lawyer or asked RERA?

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AussiePup

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Latest post on 07 September 2011 - 12:45

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AussiePup

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Latest post on 06 September 2011 - 14:15

Hi All Just wanting some advice/help with an issue we had at our old villa. Before we moved we had some very high DEWA water bills. Turned out there was a leak in the pipes that run from the water meter to the house. Once the leak was identified our LL had it fixed the very next day, but unfortunately whilst that was all good getting it repaired quickly, we were severly out of pocket for it (for the 3 mths prior to us moving our water bills jumped from 1k to 6k, 9.5k, 14k AED). We forwarded all our water bills to our LL and he has since put in an insurance claim to get the money back... however they have rejected it saying it is due to either corroding pipes or faulty workmanship which they do not cover!.... so just wondering - has anyone else been through this, did you get any $ back and if so, what didi you do to get the $ back? TIA. ps. Our "hating our house" villa, has now had problems sorted - yes we've had to pay for some of them (the more expensive ones of course) but now the smells are gone and things are starting to feel better.

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