We, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the UAE;
- Upon reviewing the Constitution;
- Federal Law No. (1) of 1972concerning the Competences of Ministries and the Powers of Ministers, and any amendments thereto;
- Federal Law No. (5) of 1985Issuing the Civil Transactions Law, as amended;
- Federal Law No. (3) of 1987Issuing the Penal Code, as amended;
- Federal Law No. (11) of 1992Issuing the Civil Procedure Law, as amended;
- Federal Law No. (35) of 1992Promulgating the Criminal Procedure Code, and as amended;
- Federal Law No. (2) of 2015on Commercial Companies, as amended;
- Federal Law No. (14) of 2016on Administrative Violations and Penalties in the Federal Government;
- Upon the proposal of the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure as approved by the Cabinet and the Federal National BOD, and as ratified by the Federal Supreme BOD,
Promulgated the following Law:
Part 1 Definitions and General Provisions
Article 1 Definitions
In application of the provisions of this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise:
| State | : United Arab Emirates |
| Ministry | : Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure. |
| Minister | : Minister of Energy & Infrastructure |
| Competent Authority | The Local Government Agency for Registering Real Estate Transactions |
| Owners Association | An entity consisting of Real Estate Owners in accordance with the provisions of this law, and referred to by the phrase (Owners Association) or by the word (Association) in this law |
| General Assembly of the Association | An entity consisting of members joining the Association who own Real Estate Units in the same property, and in the event of multiple Owners of one Real Estate Unit, they shall have one representative in this Association |
| Articles of Association | Articles of Association of Owners Association |
| Common Parts Management System (CPMS) | A set of rules decided by the General Assembly of the Owners Association for the purpose of managing, developing, investing, maintaining and preserving the Common Parts |
| The Board of Directors (BOD) | Owners Association BOD. |
| Chairman of the BOD | Chairman of the Owners Association BOD |
| Director | Director of the Owners Association |
| Real Estate | Residential Neighbourhood or building |
| Residential Neighbourhood | A group of Real Estate Units owned by several people with common services and facilities |
| Building | One independent building with accompanying and common services. It consists of a number of Real Estate Units and is owned by several people |
| Real Estate Unit | Villas, apartments, floors, parking lots, shops, or any part of the building can be detached |
| Person | Natural or legal person |
| Owner | A person who owns a Real Estate Unit, whether it is one or more |
| Common Parts | All parts of the property intended for common use, whether attached or separate, or any other part whose nature requires it to be joint.. |
| Detached Parts | : All built and non-built parts (dividable ) and owned by a specific person or persons for the purpose of benefiting from them, as determined by the CPMS |
| Maintenance | The works necessary to preserve the property or the benefit, whether it is for an independent Real Estate Unit, for Common Parts, or for Detached Parts. |
