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DIFC Leasing Regulations is one of the rulebooks issued by the DIFC Registrar of Companies. For compliance officers, legal teams, and advisors working under this regime, finding the right article quickly matters. Lexara indexes the full text of DIFC Leasing Regulations and makes it searchable two ways: full-text and keyword search for rapid lookup, and AI Explorer for natural-language questions answered with citations to the exact article.
5 articles in 2 chapters, each with a plain-English summary by Arakan. The full text of every article is in the Laws Browser.
Regulation 5; Appendix 1 (Accounting for Proceeds)Lessor Accounting for Proceeds of Sale (Lien/Insolvency)
Account to the Lessee for the proceeds of sale of the Lessee's assets where the Lessor exercises a statutory lien, and account to the Liquidator for proceeds of sale of an insolvent Lessee's assets left at the Leased Premises. Breach of each carries a USD 5,000 penalty.
Regulation 5; Appendix 1 (Lessor Utility/Repair/Entry)Lessor Utility, Repair Notice and Entry Obligations
Do not disconnect a Lessee's utility services; provide the Lessee a repair notice complying with the Article 35(2) conditions before undertaking repairs; comply with the Article 43 conditions and provide notice of entry under Article 45 before entering Residential Premises. Breach of each carries a USD 1,000 penalty.
Regulation 5; Appendix 1 (Right of Entry)Lessee Not to Obstruct Right of Entry
Do not stop a person from exercising a right of entry to Residential Premises in accordance with Part 3 of the Law. Breach carries a USD 1,000 penalty.
Regulation 5; Appendix 1 (Use/Nuisance)Lawful and Permitted Use; No Nuisance
Use the Leased Premises only for a lawful purpose and only for the use permitted by the Registrar or Relevant Authorities; do not cause nuisance or interference at the Leased Premises or in common areas. Breach carries penalties of USD 10,000 (illegal use), USD 10,000 (non-permitted use), and USD 1,000 (nuisance/interference).
Regulation 4.1-4.3Applicability to Pre-Commencement Leases
For a Lease entered into before the Leasing Law (DIFC Law No. 1 of 2020) commenced, the Law applies except where time/notice-period provisions cannot be applied to that Lease; Security Deposit provisions (Articles 24-29) apply to a pre-commencement Residential Lease only once the same parties enter a new Residential Lease of the same premises; and the Lessor's Article 37 obligations do not apply retrospectively to a pre-commencement Residential Lease.
DIFC Leasing Regulations's 10 indexed articles break down by obligation type as follows.
Facilities/Property Management — 4 articles
Legal/Facilities — 2 articles
Finance/Legal — 2 articles
Legal/Property Management — 2 articles
DIFC Leasing Regulations spans the following regulatory topics, as tagged by Lexara.
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What is DIFC Leasing Regulations?
DIFC Leasing Regulations is issued by the DIFC Registrar of Companies. It has 5 articles across 2 chapters.
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It is organised into: Penalties for Offences; Transitional Provisions.
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