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Real Estate Court of first instance

About the court and its jurisdiction
One of the specialized Courts in Courts of First Instance that is presided over by a judge whose grade is not less than an appeal judge and who, in terms of administrative supervision, reports to the Court President of the Courts of First Instance. It has the power to consider the disputes and litigations resulting from transactions and contracts related to property rights and any in-kind rights or ancillary rights as well as rental relations that exceed 10 years in term. Among the lawsuits which the Court has the power to hear are, but not limited to the following: 

- Real estate disputes of whatever value 
- Lawsuits pertaining to validity and enforcement of real estate contracts 
- Lawsuits related to invalidity and termination of real estate contracts  
- Financial leasing disputes 
- Leasing disputes for long-term contract and contracts that exceed 10 years in term 
- Lawsuits pertaining to parceling, sorting and partitioning of real estates 
- Judicial receivership of common property 
- real estate hand over lawsuit
- Indemnities related to real estate disputes 


Fees payable to the Court
Fees against lawsuits and applications are paid according to Local Fees Law applicable in the Emirate of Dubai.