Sharjah: The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) adopted a draft law for the year 2024 governing real estate leasing in the Emirate of Sharjah following the introduction of many revisions to the draft legislation during the sixth meeting of the first regular session of the eleventh legislative term.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Chairman of SCC. In the presence of Counselor Dr. Mansour Mohammed bin Nassar, Head of the Government of Sharjah’s Legal Department; Issa bin Hanzal, Director of the Government of Sharjah’s Legal Department; and from the Sharjah Municipality, Khalid Falah Al Suwaidi, Director of Customer Service; Abdullah Ibrahim Shuhail, Director of the Rental Regulation Department; and Muhammad Ali Al Ridwan, Head of the Judgments Implementation Department, the Council discussed the draft law on real estate leasing and reviewed the report received by the Council’s Legislative and Legal Affairs, Appeals, Suggestions, and Complaints Committee.
Members discussed all of the law’s goals and provisions, all of which are meant to control the relationship between a landlord and a renter.
Members offered a range of perspectives about the draft law’s articles during their interventions, while government representatives addressed questions by outlining the legal interpretation of the law’s provisions as well as the effort involved in putting it into practice.
At its fifth plenary session, the Council adopted a draft legislation for the year 2024 concerning real estate leasing in the Emirate of Sharjah. This draft law is the second one the Council will examine when it starts its work for the eleventh legislative term.
The Council’s Secretary-General, Ahmed Saeed Al-Jarwan, said at the conclusion of the meeting that the Council’s suggestions about the Sharjah Tourism and Commerce Development Authority’s strategy will be the subject of the following meeting.