The rented villa was illegally altered to house four families; 60 lakh fine for expatriates in Dubai

The owner of the house lodged a complaint for damage, showing that the villa he had rented had been altered. It is divided into four houses. According to his complaint, he had accommodated other families without his permission. He argued in court that the tenant had not acted in compliance with Abu Dhabi’s tenancy laws. He demanded 5,10,000 dirhams as compensation for the losses incurred by the villa. The building is now unusable without repairs. The court also asked the tenant to be evicted from there.

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But all the arguments of the owner in the court were rejected by the non-resident tenant. He argued in the court that the case was settled. He argued in the court that the case regarding this was completed earlier. But the judge did not accept anything related to this. The house is divided into four. Rented to four people. An engineering expert submitted a report in this regard before the court. According to the report, three lakh dirhams will be required for the maintenance of the house.

Civil and administrative cases in Abu Dhabi are taken up for consideration after examining all the arguments related to the case. The court said that the tenant should pay three lakh dirhams for the cost of restoring the changes made in the villa and in addition to this, the tenant should pay the cost of the legal proceedings to the house owner.