Long leases, sold in areas which are not designated areas, fall outside the ambit of the Dubai Property Law, but nonetheless are not illegal in any way. They do not contravene this Law or any Federal Law. However, such unregistered leases are treated in a different way for some purposes:
- Unregistered leases remain personal rights, property rights;
- Unregistered leases are still capable of being inherited;
- Disputes arising between a landlord and a tenant of an unregistered long lease will still be adjudicated by the Rents Committee.
