160 neglected buildings in Dubai face demolition

Dubai Municipality has given owners of abandoned buildings, houses and yards in the emirate two weeks’ from the receipt of notice for necessary maintenance work or demolition, stressing the need to do so before municipality removes them without referring to them.

In this case, the owner has to pay the cost of demolition in addition to the 20 per cent administrative expense.

Jaber Al Ali, Head of Buildings Inspection Section, said that abandoned buildings deform the landscape and could become a place of crime or used negatively by unknown persons.

Jaber said the municipality conducted checks in all areas of the emirate, which resulted in the discovery of 160 buildings in Deira and Bur Dubai.

“The municipality has already warned, through ads and newspapers, the land owners to act within two weeks from the date of declaration by executing maintenance and closing the doors and make sure that the strangers are not able to enter into these buildings,” he said.

“Most of the owners have already cooperated with municipality to carry out maintenance and renovation of houses, but some owners are suffering from problems relating to inheritance, and some buildings were waiting for the judgement. In such cases, the owners of these properties are granted enough additional time before taking any action, provided to submit supporting papers and documents, he added.

He also called upon the owners of those buildings to refer to the municipality at the earliest to follow up on their property to avoid the demolition and removal by the municipality.

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