Rented studio room on 31st July 2019 by making payment thru Cheque, I have been asking for Tawtheeq to sponsor my family residence visa, agent and sub-leased individual gave tenancy contract which is not valid without municipality attestation, when we moved in it was surprised to see 11 other tenants in same building including bachelors, since time been continuously following for Tawtheeq / refund of money, sub-leased individual just making excuses like it’s under process of approval by municipality and convincing that he also staying in same property and it will be given soon for all tenants and if any problem persist he is available all the time in same building.
One fine day without any information or any other tenants notice he vacated property and all of sudden on 1st October 2019 there was ADDC disconnection for 11 hours, contacted agent and sub-leased individual they told the outstanding bill is paid and expecting connection to be fixed, again on 6th October 2019 there was ADDC disconnection for 2 days, all tenants faced difficulties with their family and kids, it was very horrible to sustain without electricity and water completely dark, dry and humid, finally all tenants discussed among to check with ADDC and clear if any outstanding and we were surprised to know ADDC account belongs to some other person and its closed permanently, tried to make contact with agent and sub-leased individual and they are not responding to calls or messages till date.
As a UAE expat resident and our social responsibility towards community we did not wanted to encourage this crime so immediately we rushed to Shabia Police Station – Abu Dhabi on 9th October 2019 and met officer and updated first instance of being cheated as this is completely illegal we are using illegal ADDC connection, Police officer was gentle enough to direct us to the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department.
We then went to legal aid in judicial department and they denied to register case for rental dispute committee as our tenancy contract was not attested by municipality, as we are new to this system and unaware of process involved, and we did not lose our hopes and kept approaching different departments but failed to get proper information or guidance, by keeping hope we then raised a civil case petition registration thru online from ADJD website which is still pending under public prosecution.
We understand legal system team follows as per said and written laws, also we are guilty and agree it was our mistake without investigating handed over payment, we wanted to get this incident on public notice and create awareness of such frauds / scams happening around, we wanted a strong investigation on these people / gang for legal trial which we all tenants want to fight for justice, even we heard he is a lawyer by profession and he is strong enough to handle this situation as he associated with other illegal activities too with support of other network people.
now the situation is very difficult we spent all our little savings from our small salaries even borrowed loans, as we are expats and depend on our daily bread and butter, but we are helpless and homeless as uncertain domestic condition with dependents family and small kids,
The last hope is this message reaches the right concerned person, which we seek help / guidance on our present situation, we heard stories and practically seen developed country like UAE the justice is delivered to victims, no matter whether it’s big or small crime / fraud.
We have incurred huge losses and mental stress including dependents family and small kids and unable to focus on our professional or personal life for which we are helpless and hoping for justice, we are not financially strong to appoint attorney and seeking your help / guidance for the same. Thanks
Details: We have victim details as below: 1) Possport copy 2) Visa page + EID application copy, ADDC chat confirmation of account closing
Answer:
We completely understand the nature of your enquiry and we are pleased to render our legal assistance to you. I note that you were unable to file a rental dispute case as your tenancy contract was not registered. Moreover, please note that in order to be better placed to advise you on the best legal recourse available for you with regards to filing a civil or a criminal case, we will need to review your documents and understand your legal position.
