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Hi there.
Regarding the shared-facilities situation on Palm Jumeirah, where Nakheel Shoreline Beach Clubs Management (SBC) are preventing tenants access to gym, beach and pool area where the service charges account is in arrears.
My landlord owes a sizeable (AED 6-figure) amount to SBC/Nakheel, and has told me that he can't/won't pay this due to funds required for family illness. He is looking to sell the property at the end of my tenancy, and settle the SBC account from the proceeds of sale.
I have extended my sympathy on the illness. However, I have also explained that payment of service charges is the landlord's obligations under the tenancy contract, and that for my wife and me to use the facilities each day, we are having to pay AED 900 per week that we shouldn't need to.
I suggested to the landlord that as a remedy to the contractual breach of not settling the Nakheel service charges account, could he instead compensate us for (an agreed proportion of) the daily facility fee. The account between landlord and Nakheel is none of my business, and by compensating the fees we would ignore the breach.
He has not responded on this point, and I cannot reach him by phone, and all the while we are paying to access the gym, beach and pool.
What are the next steps for me to apply some pressure? What would my next steps be with regard to Landlord's breach? Would RERA be able to assist?
Thanks, Lamp
Regarding the shared-facilities situation on Palm Jumeirah, where Nakheel Shoreline Beach Clubs Management (SBC) are preventing tenants access to gym, beach and pool area where the service charges account is in arrears.
My landlord owes a sizeable (AED 6-figure) amount to SBC/Nakheel, and has told me that he can't/won't pay this due to funds required for family illness. He is looking to sell the property at the end of my tenancy, and settle the SBC account from the proceeds of sale.
I have extended my sympathy on the illness. However, I have also explained that payment of service charges is the landlord's obligations under the tenancy contract, and that for my wife and me to use the facilities each day, we are having to pay AED 900 per week that we shouldn't need to.
I suggested to the landlord that as a remedy to the contractual breach of not settling the Nakheel service charges account, could he instead compensate us for (an agreed proportion of) the daily facility fee. The account between landlord and Nakheel is none of my business, and by compensating the fees we would ignore the breach.
He has not responded on this point, and I cannot reach him by phone, and all the while we are paying to access the gym, beach and pool.
What are the next steps for me to apply some pressure? What would my next steps be with regard to Landlord's breach? Would RERA be able to assist?
Thanks, Lamp