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To renew your Ejari, you register a new tenancy contract for the coming period with the Dubai Land Department (DLD). You can do this online through the DLD portal or Dubai REST app, through an online platform such as Habi, through a property-management company, or in person at a trustee centre. This guide covers the online routes step by step, renewing in person, the costs, the timing, the documents, and multi-year contracts.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Renewing means registering a freshly signed tenancy contract for the new period; the existing Ejari record is renewed for that term, not replaced with an unrelated one.
- A newly signed contract is required even with the same landlord and unchanged terms.
- There is no hard deadline and no fine, but you cannot get or renew the services that need a current Ejari (a new visa, a new bank account, a school place) until you renew.
How to renew your Ejari online
On the government channels (DLD portal or Dubai REST app)
- Log in to the DLD portal or the Dubai REST app with UAE Pass.
- Choose “Register / Renew Rental Contract” and pick the renewal.
- Add the tenancy contract for the new period and upload a copy of the signed contract.
- Pay the AED 177.75 government fee: registration 100, knowledge 10, innovation 10, service-partner 55, VAT 2.75.
- A DLD officer reviews and approves the request through the system.
- The renewed Ejari certificate is issued and emailed once approved.
In practice this is a landlord step: a tenant can start a renewal, but only the landlord can complete it from their own account.
And if the unit is under a property-management contract, or the landlord already has an Ejari account, only they can register it at all.
Through an online platform such as Habi
Platforms like Habi run the whole Ejari renewal online:
- Sign in with UAE Pass or Google, complete the form with your tenancy-contract details, and upload the documents. If you have not signed a contract for the new period yet, you can create a tenancy contract on Habi first.
- The Habi team checks the documents and confirms the property and contract are eligible for renewal.
- Pay the AED 299 fee online, which includes the government fee, the Habi service fee, and VAT.
- Your tenancy contract for the new period is registered with the DLD, and the renewed certificate appears in your Habi account.
It works for both landlords and tenants, with live support.
Renewing in person at a trustee centre
If you would rather renew in person, a Real Estate Services Trustee centre does it at the counter:
- Go to a trustee centre with the original tenancy contract and your Emirates ID (and a Power of Attorney if you are acting for someone else).
- Submit at the counter; the staff check the documents and enter the renewal.
- Pay the AED 219.75 fee.
- The renewed certificate follows by SMS.
What Ejari renewal costs
The government fee is the same on every channel; what changes is the service fee on top.
Only the government fee is fixed; what each route charges in total differs, as the table below shows.
When to renew, and what happens if it expires
There is no hard deadline, but renewing in 15 days of expiry is sensible: it leaves time to fix any document issue. If either party wants to change the terms or not renew, they must give at least 90 days’ notice before the contract expires (Law No. 26 of 2007, Article 14).
An expired Ejari does not switch off services you already have, and there is no government fine, but you need a current one to connect new services or renew ones that require it.
What needs a current Ejari is anything new or renewing that asks for one: registering a new car, opening a new bank account, enrolling a child in school, or renewing a residence visa.
The tenancy itself does not simply end. If neither party acts and the tenant stays on, the contract renews automatically on the same terms (Law No. 26 of 2007, Article 6); if a disagreement follows, the Rental Disputes Centre can enforce that rollover. You can also renew early, at expiry, after expiry, or back-date to a past start where a case requires it.
Documents you need to renew
The core document is the tenancy contract for the new period. Whoever registers, the set is:
- Tenancy contract for the new period: signed by both landlord and tenant, required even when the parties and terms are unchanged. Either party can generate one on Habi.
- Title deed: or, if the property was recently handed over and the title deed is not issued yet, the SPA and the Oqood.
- Landlord’s passport.
- If a company is on the contract: trade licence, proof that the signatory is authorised (named on the trade licence, in the company’s MOA, or by a POA), and that signatory’s Emirates ID.
- If someone registers on another’s behalf: a notarised Power of Attorney and the holder’s ID.
Online, you upload a copy of the unified tenancy contract; at a trustee centre you bring the original and your Emirates ID. The Emirates ID must be valid at the time of registration, so if it is about to expire, renew it first.
Renewing a contract that runs longer than a year
A tenancy contract can run one year or several, and how the Ejari maps to it depends on the rent, not the length:
- Same annual rent every year: one Ejari registration covers the whole multi-year term, so you do not register again each year.
- Rent that rises each year: the Ejari system cannot hold a changing rent, so a separate Ejari is usually registered for each year of the contract.
Sources
- Dubai Land Department. Register / Renew Rental Contract [e-service].
URL: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/register-renew-ejari-contract/.
Accessed: 04.06.2026. - Dubai Government. Dubai Real Estate Legislation: Law No. 26 of 2007 (as amended by Law 33 of 2008), Articles 6 and 14 [PDF].
URL: https://rdc.dubailand.gov.ae/Assets/img/Real_Estate_Legislation_en.pdf.
Accessed: 04.06.2026. - Decree No. 26 of 2013 Concerning the Rent Disputes Settlement Centre [PDF].
URL: https://dlp.dubai.gov.ae/Legislation%20Reference/2013/Decree%2026%20of%202013.pdf.
Accessed: 04.06.2026.
