The victim's family said he should be spared, and the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case
Residents said the lack of a rent cap would eventually end up with landlords charging high rents especially in old buildings where residents pay competitively less rents as they rented it before the rent hikes in the emirate.
“RERA says it’s not a regulation but just a guideline. Even when the rent cap was on, unscrupulous landlords were adding service charges to increase the rent. With the global meltdown, the rent is supposed to decrease but we did not feel any down fall in rents yet. I seriously think without a regulation on rents landlords are going to increase the rents as they want,” said Abdul Jaleel, a media executive working in Dubai Media city. “I think this is a bit confusing also. If they are just guidelines, I think the landlords will be able to manipulate it easily,” he said.
However, Antony Smith, a South African national said, “it’s a good a move and it will help but it is early to say if RERA will be able to ensure if the index is followed by landlords.
“The rents are soaring despite the propaganda that it’s going down. An index is a good way to give an idea for both landlords and tenants about the rental scene but the most important thing is to ensure that landlords follow it,” he said. The rental index will evaluate all types of properties is based on giving each property points for various attributes such as building facilities, near-by retail outlets, age and condition of building, etc. “A guideline means nothing. There should be a law to enforce it. Otherwise I don’t think it will make any difference. The rent in
The victim's family said he should be spared, and the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case
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