Notarial Notice

Understanding “Notarial Notice” helps you read notices, contracts, and RDSC correspondence accurately. Clear definitions reduce confusion when you compare your situation with official requirements or seek advice.

This term is most relevant to procedure before the Rental Disputes Settlement Centre (RDSC) and in formal notices. If you are preparing for the RDSC, connect the definition to your own documents: the words on the page must match what you can prove with Ejari, dates, and written communications.

People searching for “notarial notice Dubai” are usually trying to (a) confirm a rule, (b) draft a letter, or (c) decide whether to file. Use the glossary definition alongside the technical section below—then cross-check the law reference with your contract and any notices you received.

Related ideas: notary notice Dubai tenancy, legal notice landlord Dubai, serve notice via notary UAE. These phrases often appear in landlord and agent emails; knowing how they fit together helps you respond without conceding points that conflict with Law No. 26 of 2007 or its amendments.

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Under Law No. 33 of 2008, a landlord wishing to evict a tenant for any valid reason under Article 25 must serve the eviction notice via a notary public or via registered mail (fax is also sometimes accepted). The most legally robust method is notarial service — the notary physically delivers the notice to the tenant and produces a certificate of service that serves as irrefutable evidence of receipt.

The notarial process involves: drafting the formal notice in Arabic (or in a bilingual Arabic/English format), having it reviewed by the Notary Public, payment of a government fee (typically AED 200–400), and then the notary's office serving the notice on the respondent. If the tenant is not present, the notary may serve on a building manager, post it on the door, or serve electronically depending on the circumstances.

Tenants also use notarial notices when they need to make formal demands of landlords — for example, demanding return of a security deposit, notifying a landlord of maintenance failures, or formally objecting to an illegal rent increase. While informal written notices (email, WhatsApp) can serve as evidence, a notarial notice carries far greater weight before the RDSC.

One common misconception is that a WhatsApp message or email counts as a 'notice' for the purposes of the 12-month eviction requirement. It does not. Only a notarial notice or registered mail satisfies the legal requirement. Tenants who receive only an informal message asking them to vacate are under no legal obligation to do so.