Tenancy Contract Template in Dubai: Download and Field-by-Field Guide

The official tenancy contract template in Dubai is the unified Ejari tenancy contract published by the Dubai Land Department: a free download from the DLD website, bilingual in Arabic and English. This guide explains what each field of the template means, which details registration requires, and what the template does not cover: the addendum, where the parties record their agreed conditions.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The official template is the unified Ejari tenancy contract published by the DLD, free and bilingual. Use the latest version from the DLD page: older versions may be missing fields that Ejari registration now requires.
• The template holds the standard terms: the parties, the property, the term, the rent and contract value, the payment mode, and the deposit. Everything the parties agree beyond that goes into the addendum.
• Complete the fields from documents, not from memory: names exactly as on the ID documents, the property exactly as on the title deed.

Where to download the tenancy contract template

The official template is the unified Ejari tenancy contract published by the Dubai Land Department, a free download from the DLD e-services. It is bilingual: every field appears in Arabic and English.

Take the latest version from the DLD page rather than reusing an older file. Older versions may be missing fields that Ejari registration now requires, and a missing field means a returned registration.

The template's fields, explained

• The parties. Complete names exactly as on the ID documents: the landlord as on the passport, the tenant as on the Emirates ID. A company enters its trade licence number and the licensing authority (for example DET or DMCC). The tenant's mobile number must be a local UAE number. The document set itself is in documents required for a tenancy contract.
• The property. Details exactly as on the title deed, including the plot number, plus the DEWA premise number, which is printed on the DEWA bill and on the meter.
• The term. The start and end dates. A renewal starts the day after the previous contract expires. Note the year boundary: a full year starting 1 January ends 31 December; running it to 1 January adds a day, and the contract value must then exceed the annual rent by one day's rent.
• Annual rent. The rent for one year, figures only. Extra text in this field is a common cause of returned registrations.
• Contract value. The total rent for the whole contract period. For a one-year contract it equals the annual rent; for any other period it is the rent recalculated for the exact term.
• Payment mode. How the rent is paid: the number of payments per year and the method, usually cheques or bank transfer, though other methods exist.
• Security deposit. The agreed amount. By market practice it is around 5% of the annual rent unfurnished and around 10% furnished.

Every field above feeds Ejari registration, and incomplete or mismatched entries are the usual reasons a registration is returned. The step-by-step process of making the contract, from gathering the details to signing, is in our guide to making a tenancy contract in Dubai.

What the template does not cover: the addendum

The template holds the standard terms only. The conditions the parties agree beyond it are recorded in the addendum: separate pages drafted by the parties, signed by both, and attached to the contract. There is no official addendum form, and its conditions must not contradict rental laws and regulations. The conditions experienced landlords and tenants set out there:

• the payment schedule, written out cheque by cheque
• who pays for which utilities
• minor maintenance and its threshold
• early termination: the notice period and the compensation
• penalties for a bounced cheque or late payment
• viewing access near the end of the term
• the inventory list, for furnished properties

[ADDENDUM EXAMPLE: PDF, opens in a popup] See an example of a completed addendum.

If the tenancy contract is created on Habi, the addendum is included: the parties set up their terms in the flow, and the addendum comes out with those terms correctly laid out, attached to the latest version of the DLD template.

Ways to get a completed contract

• Fill it yourselves. Download the DLD template, complete the fields from the documents, and draft the addendum. This is the route this guide supports.
• Create it online. Either party creates the tenancy contract with the addendum included and shares it with the other for review and signing.
• Through an agent. The agent who arranges the lease usually prepares the contract. Trustee centres that draft contracts for a fee typically produce the standard template only, without an addendum.
• Through a property management company, where the property is under a management contract.

Sources

• Dubai Land Department. Download Unified Ejari Tenancy Contract [e-service].
  URL: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/ejari-templates/download-unified-ejari-tenancy-contract/#/.
  Accessed: 06.07.2026.
• Dubai Land Department. Register / Renew Rental Contract [e-service].
  URL: https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/register-renew-ejari-contract/.
  Accessed: 06.07.2026.