Executive Council Resolution No. (30) of 2013
Approving Fees of the Land Department
We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman
of the Executive Council,
After perusal of:
Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (7) of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (27) of 2007 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the
Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. (13) of 2008 Regulating the Interim Real Property Register in the Emirate of
Dubai and its amendments;
Law No. (14) of 2009 Concerning the Pricing of Government Services in the Emirate of
Dubai;
Law No. (35) of 2009 Concerning Management of the Public Funds of the Government of
Dubai and its amendments;
Law No. (7) of 2013 Concerning the Land Department;
Decree No. (4) of 2010 Regulating the Transfer of Title to Granted Industrial and
Commercial Land in the Emirate of Dubai; and
Executive Council Resolution No. (24) of 2006 Approving Fees for Real Property
Transactions in the Emirate of Dubai,
Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Definitions

Article (1)
The following words and expressions, wherever mentioned in this Resolution, shall have
the meaning indicated opposite each of them unless the context implies otherwise:
Emirate : The Emirate of Dubai.
DLD : The Land Department.
Fee : Any of the amounts and percentages prescribed pursuant
to this Resolution as charges for the registration of Real
Property Dispositions or other services provided by the DLD.
Real Property Register : The Real Property Register or the Interim Real Property
Register in which Real Property Dispositions are registered.
Real Property Disposition : Any legal disposition pursuant to which the ownership or
possession of Real Property is transferred. This includes, without
limitation, contracts transferring usufruct rights or long-term lease
rights provided for by the above-mentioned Law No. (7) of 2006, and
rent-to-own contracts.

Approval of Fees

Article (2)
Pursuant to this Resolution, the Fees for registration of Real Property Dispositions in the
Real Property Register, including those related to completed, under-construction, or off-
plan Real Property, as well as the Fees for services provided by the DLD, as set out in the
Schedule attached hereto, are approved.

Fee Collection Rules

Article (3)
When collecting the Fees prescribed by Article (2) of this Resolution, the following shall
apply:
1. unless agreed otherwise, the Fee for the sale of Real Property shall be shared
equally by the seller and purchaser;
2. unless agreed otherwise, the Fee for registering a usufruct or long-term lease right
provided for by the above-mentioned Law No. (7) of 2006 shall be paid by collection
of two percent (2%) of the value of the Real Property from the owner, Landlord, or
holder of the usufruct right, and collection of two percent (2%) of the value of the
Real Property from the Tenant or holder of the usufruct right;
3. unless agreed otherwise, the Fee for registering a rent-to-own contract shall be
paid by collection of two percent (2%) of the value of the Real Property from the
Landlord, and collection from the Tenant of two percent (2%) of the value of the Real
Property plus a quarter of a percent (0.25%) of the value of the amount financed;
4. the Fees for registering the subdivision of co-owned Real Property shall be paid by
the co-owners in proportion to their respective shares prior to the subdivision;
5. unless agreed otherwise, the Fees for registering contracts for the use and
development of the land of another Person (Musataha), contracts transferring
the share of Real Property belonging to an heir to the other heirs (Takharuj), gifts,
shalls, mortgages, debt conversions, and family endowments (Family Waqf), and
registering the rights of the heirs of tenants, shall be paid by the Person to whom
the rights are transferred; and
6. Fees for dispositions other than those stipulated in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and
(5) of this Article shall be paid by the applicant.

Fee Assessment

Article (4)
For the purpose of calculating the Fees payable under this Resolution, the DLD may:
1. verify the value of the Real Property in respect of which the Real Property Disposition
is made; and
2. assess the value of the Real Property and Real Property Dispositions where that
value is undetermined, where it is established that the value stated in the relevant
disposition contract is less than the market value, or where false information or
data is provided with respect to these Real Property and Real Property Dispositions.
Evasion of Fees

Article (5)
The following acts shall be deemed as evasion of Fees:
1. providing false information about the value of a Real Property Disposition;
2. acting in a fraudulent manner or using any means whatsoever to evade the
payment of Fees; or
3. performing any other act with a view to evading the payment of Fees.
Fines

Article (6)
a. Without prejudice to any stricter penalty stipulated in any other legislation, a Person
who commits any of the acts provided for in Article (5) of this Resolution shall be
punished by a fine of double the prescribed Fee.
b. Any Real Property developer or broker who assists a Person under obligation to pay
Fees in evading the payment of these Fees shall be punished by the same penalty
stipulated in paragraph (a) of this Article.
Law Enforcement

Article (7)
The DLD employees determined pursuant to a resolution of its Director General, in
coordination with the Director General of the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs
Department, shall have the capacity of law enforcement officers to record the acts
committed in breach of the provisions of this Resolution and the resolutions issued in
pursuance hereof. For this purpose, they may issue the violation reports required in this
regard.

Grievances

Article (8)
Any affected party may submit a written grievance to the Director General of the
DLD against any decision or measure taken against him under this Resolution. The
grievance shall be determined, within thirty (30) days from the date of submission of the
grievance, by a committee formed by the Director General of the DLD for this purpose,
and the decision on the grievance shall be final.

Payment of Fees and Fines

Article (9)
The Fees and fines collected pursuant to this Resolution shall be paid to the Public
Treasury of the Government of Dubai.

Issuing Implementing Resolutions

Article (10)
The Director General of the DLD shall issue the resolutions required for the
implementation of the provisions of this Resolution.

Publication and Commencement

Article (11)
This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force on
the day on which it is published.

Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai
Chairman of the Executive Council
Issued in Dubai on 18 September 2013
Corresponding to 13 Thu al-Qidah 1434 A.H