Sharjah government urges property owners to delay rents for tenants – The National

Sharjah government urges property owners to delay rents for tenants – The National

Sharjah government urges property owners to delay rents for tenants. Landlords must reschedule payments for residential and commercial customers, says SCCI. The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called on residential and commercial property owners to delay rent payments for tenants affected by Covid-19.. The SCCI said landlords must adopt "the same approach" as the Sharjah government by rescheduling payments for those impacted by the crisis.. The meeting also examined options such as rescheduling rent payments, applying exemptions in specific cases and collecting payments online.. Last month Sharjah Asset Management, the investment arm of the Sharjah Government, said it would waive commercial rents for all tenants of Haraj and Jubil markets for three months.. Residential tenants living in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, who are struggling to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, are exempt from eviction after the government issued new directives to protect them.. In Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Judicial Council, temporarily suspended all eviction judgements related to residential and commercial facilities in the emirate during March and April, according to the Dubai Media Office.. In Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown