The eviction case begins where the notice ends. Once the notice period has run and service has been proven, the file is reviewed again and the case is registered before the Rental Disputes Settlement Centre as a first-instance claim.
What Separates an Eviction Case From Any Other Rental Claim
One document. The RDC requires a copy of the notarized notice together with the affidavit of the notification delegate or the registered-mail result — and it requires it only where the request is eviction. A financial claim does not carry that condition. The notice on its own is not what the RDC asks for; it asks for the notice and the proof that it reached the tenant.
Documents Required to Register the Case
- A copy of the latest tenancy contract (Ejari)
- Emirates ID for individuals; for companies, the trade licence with the Emirates ID of the licence manager or owner
- A bank letter or statement showing the claimant’s IBAN
- A copy of the notarized notice with the affidavit of the notification delegate or the registered-mail result — where the request is eviction
- Supporting documents: powers of attorney, the management contract, correspondence and notifications, electricity and water bills, copies of cheques
All Documents in Arabic, Filed Electronically
Every submitted document must be in Arabic or legally translated into Arabic, and all documents are archived on the RDC system under its own sections — no paper document is received. Attachments filed under the wrong section are a common reason a file is sent back. We arrange the legal translation and upload each attachment where it belongs.
What the Statement of Claim Must Set Out
- The details of landlord and tenant, and of the property
- The term of the tenancy contract and its value
- The sums due, and the details of any returned cheques
- The date of the notice and the date the tenant was served
- The expiry of the legal period
- The facts the claim rests on, and the final requests put to the circuit
How We Handle the Filing
- Review the documents and draft the statement of claim
- Upload every attachment under its correct section
- Submit the case for audit and follow the approval
- Send you the court fee payment link and follow the activation
- Report the case number, the circuit and the hearing date
- Follow the proceedings through to the judgment
Filing Without an Emirates ID
The RDC requires the Emirates ID as the identity document for individuals filing a case. A landlord who holds only a passport cannot register the eviction case in their own name — and by the time that is discovered, the notice period has usually already been spent. The case is filed through a notarized POA to someone who holds an Emirates ID, registered on the file at the RDC.
Frequently Asked Questions
The latest Ejari tenancy contract, the Emirates ID (or the trade licence with the licence manager’s Emirates ID for companies), a bank letter or statement showing the claimant’s IBAN, and a copy of the notarized notice together with the affidavit of the notification delegate or the registered-mail result. Supporting documents such as powers of attorney, the management contract, correspondence, utility bills and copies of cheques are added where they exist.
The RDC lists the notice and the delivery affidavit as one required document for eviction requests — the affidavit of the notification delegate, or the registered-mail result. Where the notice was served but the proof of delivery was never obtained, that gap is dealt with before the case is registered, not after.
The RDC procedure for this service provides for attending hearings through the remote-litigation system and receiving the judgment through the website. Where you would rather not handle it at all, the case is run under a notarized POA and we attend under it.
The first-instance judgment. If it is not complied with, a separate execution file is opened on it to carry out what the judgment ordered, including the physical handover of the property.
Start Your File
Send the documents you have and we review the file.