• Ensure starting date is comfortable for you & your family
• As a market practice; most of owners give rent free term varying from 7 to 15 days.
• Allow ample time to owner to finish maintenance of property; (unless fully furnished).
• Check if property comes with maintenance contract or owner is maintaining on his own
  • Property with maintenance contract generally demands more rent
• NOTE – Maintenance contract generally cover few hours of labour services only & tenant has to pay for parts.

• Property where Realtor is acting as intermediator has its own advantages.
  • If property is not managed by Realtor; do ask your Realtor who manages maintenance.
• A Realtor managed property always offers an additional piece of mind.
  • If available do check past 2 years maintenance history of property.

• Ask your realtor his/ her length of relation with owner.
• Ask if the owner will be using property as investment or future personal use.

• Issuing Security Deposit Cheque "In Name of Management Company".
• Check the name of owner as per "Title Deed" of apartment.
• Check the management documents between owner & managing company
• Check the trade license of management company

• Inspect the property for all the maintenance issues along with your realtor.
• Realtor will inform property owner about maintenance list.
• “If possible” request your realtor to call owner for maintenance walk through.

• Request Agent to send you the Draft of Tenancy Contract at least a day earlier from signing.
• Include in Tenancy contract as addendum “maintenance issues list” if any.
• Review the terms & condition and ensure it’s to your expectation.

• Ensure your realtor has shown the draft to the Owner prior to meeting.
• Sign the tenancy contract in realtors office.
• Issue the Rental cheques in name of Owner (as per title deed) OR as per legal Power Of Attorney.
• Issue the cheque of Realtors Commission in name of Company only.
• Mostly the owner or his representative is present in this meeting.
• In many cases Agency will keep the rental cheques with them & will hand them over to owner once the maintenance work is complete.
• Ask for copies of (copy should be clear)
  • “Title Deed”
  • Payment of “Annual Maintenance charges”
  • Owners passport copy (ensure signature page is there)
• DEWA Owner registration form filled by owner (Only if it’s Brand New property)
• At this stage you can request for Owner contact details (mobile & email address) if Realtor is intermediate.

• Go to nearest Ejari services registration centre
• Please take with you below documents
  • Original tenancy contract
  • Your passport copy with valid visa page
  • Owners passport copy with valid visa page
  • Title Deed copy (copy should be clear)
  • AED 200/-
• Please visit https://ejari.gov.ae/ for latest updated requirement.

NOTE – this is responsibility of owner / tenant; Realtor might charge you additional fee for assisting you in this services.

• Please visit https://dewa.gov.ae/ for latest updated requirement.
• Documents required will be
  • EJARI Contract
  • Original tenancy contract
  • Your passport copy with valid visa page
  • Owners passport copy with valid visa page
  • Title Deed copy (copy should be clear)
• Payment can be made through a Credit / Debit card
  • DEWA will charge both Connection & Deposit charges (depending on the property)
• NOTE – this is responsibility of tenant; a realtor might charge you additional fee for connecting Services.

• Go for site visit with Realtor / Owner (if possible).
• Sign “Key Handover Letter” with owner & Agent
• Ensure on handover switch-on all A/C units in your property & let them run for 24 hrs.