Your renewal

How much can your rent legally go up?

Dubai · Decree 43 of 2013 · Index rules as of July 2026

Current annual rentiThe annual rent on your current tenancy contract (Ejari), before any proposed increase. Do not include the deposit, chiller or service fees. AED

Average market rent (comparable unit)iThe official benchmark from the DLD Smart Rental Index. Look it up in the Dubai REST app or on dubailand.gov.ae; it is set per building, not taken from listing prices. AED

Your building's benchmark from the Dubai REST app, not an asking price.

Contract renewal dateiArticle 14 of Law 26 of 2007, as amended, requires written notice of any rent change at least 90 days before renewal. The tool counts 90 days back from this date. Optional

Shows your 90-day notice deadline.

Building star rating (optional context)iSince January 2025 the Smart Rental Index rates every Dubai building 1 to 5 stars on quality and upkeep. The rating shifts your building's benchmark up or down versus the area average; it does not change the slab percentages.

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Your rent vs marketiThe gap between your rent and the index average, computed as (market minus rent) divided by market. This percentage decides which Decree 43 slab applies.

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below the market average

Maximum legal increaseiDecree 43 of 2013 caps the increase by how far your rent sits below the market average: 0% within 10% of it, then 5%, 10%, 15%, and at most 20% when more than 40% below.

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your Decree 43 slab

Increase in dirhams

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per year, at most

New maximum rentiIf your landlord demands more than this, you can file a case at the Rental Disputes Centre. The filing fee is 3.5% of annual rent, minimum AED 500 and maximum AED 20,000 (indicative).

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anything above this is not enforceable

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Your slab Other slabs

Decree No. 43 of 2013 · bar height = maximum permitted increase

The official answer beats this one. The binding figure comes from the DLD calculator (the rental index in the Dubai REST app or on dubailand.gov.ae); screenshot it before negotiating.

Sources. Slab percentages: Dubai Decree No. 43 of 2013, administered by RERA (Dubai Land Department). Market benchmark: the DLD Smart Rental Index (Dubai REST app / dubailand.gov.ae), building star ratings since January 2025. 90-day notice: Article 14, Law No. 26 of 2007 as amended by Law No. 33 of 2008. Dispute filing: Rental Disputes Centre (Decree No. 26 of 2013), fee 3.5% of annual rent (min AED 500, max AED 20,000, indicative). Other emirates: Sharjah Law No. 5 of 2024 (Art. 16); Abu Dhabi ADREC renewal cap, temporarily 0% since June 2026. Rules as of July 2026.

Educational tool only, not legal, financial or tax advice. Slab percentages follow Dubai Decree No. 43 of 2013; index, notice-period, dispute-fee and other-emirate details are as of July 2026 and can change (Abu Dhabi's 0% freeze is explicitly temporary). The binding rent-increase figure for any tenancy comes from the Dubai Land Department's official rental index calculator (Dubai REST app / dubailand.gov.ae). Verify with the DLD, RERA, the Rental Disputes Centre, ADREC or the Sharjah Rental Dispute Centre before acting.

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