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RERA Rent Increase Calculator

Decree 43 of 2013, encoded for you. Find out exactly what your landlord can — and can't — legally demand at renewal.

Direct answer
Dubai's RERA Rental Index caps how much your landlord can increase your rent at renewal. The cap depends on how far your current rent sits below the market: 0% if you're within 10%, up to 20% if you're more than 40% below. Increases must come with 90 days' written notice. Use this calculator to find the legal maximum.
RERA Rental Increase Calculator

Is your landlord's proposed increase legal?

Dubai's Rental Law (Decree 43 of 2013) caps how much a landlord can increase rent each renewal based on how far the current rent sits below the market (RERA Rental Index). Enter yours and we'll tell you the legal maximum.

Your rent is at79% of market
Legal max increase10%
Your new rent cannot exceed
AED 82,500 (AED +AED 8K)
Methodology simplified. The official RERA Rental Index uses building-specific comparables; this calculator estimates using your area market rent. If your landlord attempts an illegal increase, the Rental Disputes Centre (RDC) hears cases in ~60 days. We help tenants file for a nominal fee.

FAQ

The official Dubai Rental Index, published by RERA, sets a benchmark fair-market rent for every building/area. The Index governs how much a landlord can increase rent at renewal: 0% if your rent is within 10% of market, 5% (10–20% below), 10% (20–30%), 15% (30–40%), 20% (>40% below).

It applies on renewal of an existing tenancy. The landlord must give you 90 days' written notice before any increase. Without notice, your old rent automatically rolls over for another year.

File at the Rental Dispute Centre (RDC) — Dubai Land Department's tribunal. Filing fee is 3.5% of annual rent (capped at AED 20,000). Cases hear within 60 days. If you're right, the landlord pays your filing fee.

No. For first-time tenancies the rent is freely negotiated. The cap only kicks in at renewal of an existing relationship between you and the landlord.

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