Cry haddock

Long time lurker, first time poster - I searched and couldn't find an answer so let's welly straight in...
The letter in 7days prompts me to ask this, but I've been thinking about it for a while. Does anyone know where the 16 'family only' areas in Dubai are?
DM website is as unhelpful as ever and google just presents endless property ads.
Is this another tool that unscrupulous landlords will try to use to get round the (quite effective) rent committee?
Apologies if this is a bone question,

Haddock

shakh your bootie

Hello, my fishy friend. I don't know the answer to your question, but as you've turned from a lurker to a poster may I be the first to welcome you!

Madam Medusa

yeah...welcome. I haven't heard of these family only areas, but hope someone will be able to give you the skinny...

MM, xx

Fairydust

Didn't know there were 16 areas - I remember reading about jumeirah & umm sequiem was surprised to read that letter in 7days today - as you say perhaps a new ploy by landlords but if these tenants from Mirdif have to leave after having it clarified perhaps it is true?????? Although wonder have they been to rent committee or just taking l/l word for it?

Border Reiver

If I was a cynical person (moi?) I might think it is part of a master plan to keep the rental yields for flats on the high side. But I'll leave that up to other posters.

Cry haddock

Thanks for the warm welcomes. I got the '16 areas' bit from some other board (I think) so it may well be wrong. For those that missed it, the letter that I mention is here (linky). I suppose this is just a problem that has affected many for a while now, I remember seeing stories (which I think Fairydust refers to) of bachelors being evicted from villas that they occupied en masse. Much as i hate the 'trial by passport/salary' justice that does happen here, the case in the letter does seem to be a cynical application of a rule that was designed with reasonable (ish) intentions - and if the situation is as the letter writer suggests, then this case runs contrary to the spirit of that rule.
The thing is though, if they come down hard on this in the same way that they are trying to close other landlord's loopholes, then they have to accept villas in Jumeriah with 15 men sharing three rooms. DM must be thinking of a good way to fudge this and keep it a grey area.
Anyways, back to my original question...anyone know of a list of designated 'family only' areas in Dubai?

Haddock

Fairydust

Hmm sounds about right

DubaiMacMan

What constitutes a family? Can my wife and I (no children) rent a room in a shared villa still?

lionheart

As far as I know, yes.