Sharjah sets rental rule on how many can live in an apartment

Marriage certificates mandatory for families for attestation of rental contracts

Published Sunday, June 03, 2012

Sharjah Municipality has implemented stringent rules for attesting rental contracts. According to the new measures, only three people are allowed to stay in a studio flat; four individuals in one-bedroom apartments; six in two-bedroom flats and nine people in three-bedroom homes, reported Al Khaleej newspaper.

Sultan Abdullah Al Muala, Director-General, Sharjah Municipality, said the rules are implemented with the aim to maintaining privacy of families and controlling bachelors in areas inhabited by families.

He added that marriage certificates are mandatory for families for attestation of rental contracts.

Al Mualla was commenting on the number of complaints by residents that the municipality was returning contracts unattested.

Taking such measures has also helped the municipality crackdown on absconding workers, he said.

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Jotish 5 June 2012 11:02 0 1

The Govt's step to control tenants is definitely a great move and will support families. Bachelors when in large numbers(mostly in company provided flats) do not care for neighbours and make more noise, dirty up the common areas, stare at ladies, etc. I am not against bechelors but their behaviour has to change to suit residential areas. Companies should be responsible for their bachelor staff who are placed in such flats.

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K T Thomas 4 June 2012 20:19 0 0

This is surely not a good attempt of the Sharjah Municipality to boost demand for housing and help landlords fleece poor expats even more.

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Syed M. Hussain 4 June 2012 17:40 1 0

Limiting the number in a flat is good.The problem is that the government also should mandates the lowest salary , people in UAE are paid far less wages, and the rents are still too high, landlords want to fill their pockets with rental income and lavishly live their lives, ignoring that tenants are people too.Governmental action must ensure the neither landlords nor tenants can ignore each other rights.

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Expat 4 June 2012 13:20 1 1

This is definitely with a good intention to not overcrowd residential areas. But looks like Al Nahda area is not counted to be a residential area and as a part of Sharjah. There are many overcrowded flats with lots on bachelors making life very very difficult for families.

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Ali 3 June 2012 16:24 2 0

Good, so people leave them empty.

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Praneeth 3 June 2012 13:54 7 0

How a family with 12 members can satisfy this rule? Husband, wife, three kids, one brother, two sisters and husband's parents and parents-in-law eg: 9 in 3 bed room and 3 in another flat? How is this justified when your parents are old and dependant?

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Sajjad 3 June 2012 09:30 10 1

But right now in Rolla Area 40 to 45 people living in 1BHK flat.....and muncipality didnt do any thing?????

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