In line with the 'Year of Giving' declared by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Rental Dispute Center (RDC) – the judicial arm of Dubai Land Department (DLD) – has received a generous donation of AED 1 million from the late Obeid Al Helou family to support insolvent, defaulting tenants who have been convicted during rental proceedings. RDC has set up a committee to study the cases due to receive support from this fund.
His Excellency Judge Abdulqader Mousa, Director of RDC, commented: "We would like to express our sincere thanks to the late Obeid Al Helou family for making this noble humanitarian donation. One of our key objectives at RDC is to secure stable relations between tenants and landlords in order to sustain Dubai's safe real estate environment, and the donation will enable us to support insolvent tenants in a meaningful way."
Mousa stressed that the money will be used solely for paying the dues in difficult cases, in line with the charitable and humanitarian aspect of the center's operations. RDC has assembled specialised committees to oversee these cases and closely study the situations of families to determine their conditions. It is the latest in a string of RDC initiatives that have been launched to support the UAE's 'Year of Giving'.
Mousa added that RDC will continue to align its operations with the 'Year of Giving', by providing necessary assistance for humanitarian cases under the expert guidance of specially appointed RDC committees.