{"id":39123,"date":"2026-09-03T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/bounced-cheque-dubai-rent\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T19:14:49","slug":"bounced-cheque-dubai-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/fa\/bounced-cheque-dubai-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"Bounced Rent Cheque in Dubai: The Law, the Remedies and the Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 LANDLORD & TENANT \/ LEGAL\n  Title:    Bounced Rent Cheque in Dubai: The Law, the Remedies and the Risks\n  Slug:     bounced-cheque-dubai-rent\n  Keywords: bounced cheque dubai, rent cheque bounced, article 667 uae\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.bc-hero{min-height:auto}\n  .bc-hero-content{padding:48px 16px 56px}\n  .bc-hero h1{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,7.5vw,2.6rem)}\n  .bc-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .bc-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .bc-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .bc-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .bc-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .bc-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.bcc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"bc\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bc-hero\">\n  <div class=\"bc-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"bc-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"bc-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"bc-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"bc-eyebrow\">Landlord &amp; Tenant \u00b7 Legal Guide \u00b7 Updated September 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Bounced Rent Cheque in Dubai<br><span>What the Law Now Says, and What a Landlord Can Actually Do<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"bc-hero-sub\">Rent in Dubai is still overwhelmingly paid by cheque, and the law on what happens when one bounces changed twice in three years. A cheque returned for insufficient funds is no longer, by itself, a criminal matter &#8212; but it has become a far more powerful debt-collection instrument. Here is the position under the law currently in force, and what it means for both sides of a tenancy.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"bc-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"bc-hm\">\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Decree-Law 50 of 2022<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-hm\">\ud83d\udcc4 <strong>Article 667<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>Execution Judge Route<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"bc-strip\">\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"bc-si\"><span class=\"bc-sv\">2 Jan 2023<\/span><span class=\"bc-sl\">Current Law Came Into Force<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-si\"><span class=\"bc-sv\">Article 667<\/span><span class=\"bc-sl\">Makes the Cheque an Executive Document<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-si\"><span class=\"bc-sv\">No Judgment<\/span><span class=\"bc-sl\">Enforcement Without a Prior Ruling<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-si\"><span class=\"bc-sv\">Civil<\/span><span class=\"bc-sl\">Insufficient Funds Alone Is Not a Crime<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bcs\">\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-2col\">\n      <div class=\"bc-body\">\n        <span class=\"bct\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"bc-title\">Two Changes, Three Years Apart<\/h2>\n        <p>Understanding a bounced rent cheque in Dubai means keeping two separate reforms straight, because commentary written between them is still circulating and much of it is now out of date.<\/p>\n        <p>The first change took effect on <strong>2 January 2022<\/strong>. Amendments to the then-current Commercial Transactions Law removed the automatic criminal classification of a cheque that bounced solely because there was not enough money in the account, and required banks to make partial payment of the available funds rather than simply returning the cheque unpaid. As HAS Law summarised in July 2022, the decree narrowed criminality to bad-faith acts, the intent being to move ordinary payment failures out of the criminal courts and give the holder faster civil remedies instead.<\/p>\n        <p>The second change is the one most articles miss. On <strong>2 January 2023<\/strong>, Federal Decree-Law No. 50 of 2022 came into force as a new Commercial Transactions Law, replacing Federal Law No. 18 of 1993 entirely. The cheque provisions were carried forward and renumbered. This matters practically: guidance that cites the old article numbers is referring to a law that has been repealed. The provision that gives a dishonoured cheque its force today is <strong>Article 667<\/strong>.<\/p>\n        <p>Article 667 provides that &#8220;a Cheque bearing a statement by the Drawee denoting that it was not paid due to insufficient or lack of balance is deemed an executive document, and its Bearer has the right to request its execution, in whole or in part, by compulsory means.&#8221; In plain terms: a properly dishonoured cheque is treated like a judgment the holder already has. There is no need to sue first and win. The holder takes the cheque and the bank&#8217;s statement to the execution judge and asks for enforcement directly.<\/p>\n        <p>So the popular framing that decriminalisation &#8220;weakened&#8221; the rent cheque is close to backwards. What the reforms did was trade a criminal complaint that a landlord could not control and did not get paid from, for a civil enforcement route that goes straight at the money.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bc-hbox\"><strong>Not legal advice.<\/strong> This guide is general information about how the framework operates, prepared from the sources named on this page and current at the date shown. It is not legal advice, it does not cover every case, and cheque and tenancy matters turn heavily on their own facts and documents. Take advice from a qualified UAE lawyer before acting on a bounced cheque, whether you are the landlord or the tenant.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"bc-ov\">\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-head\">\n            <h3>The Position at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>Under the law currently in force<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Governing law<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r burg\">Decree-Law 50 of 2022<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">In force from<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">2 January 2023<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Replaced<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Federal Law 18 of 1993<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Key provision<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Article 667<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Cheque status<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Executive document<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Prior judgment needed<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r up\">No<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Bank must<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Pay available funds<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Insufficient funds alone<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Civil, not criminal<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-ov-row\"><span class=\"bc-ov-l\">Criminal offences<\/span><span class=\"bc-ov-r\">Articles 673&#8211;675<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bcs bcg\">\n  <div class=\"bcc bcct\">\n    <span class=\"bct\">Civil or Criminal<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"bc-title\">Which Side of the Line a Bounced Cheque Falls On<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"bc-sub\">The reforms did not decriminalise cheques altogether. They narrowed criminality to conduct showing bad faith, and left ordinary payment failure to the civil route.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"bc-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Situation<\/th>\n            <th>How It Is Treated<\/th>\n            <th>Route<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Not enough money in the account<\/td>\n            <td>Ordinary payment failure. No longer criminal on that basis alone. The bank pays out whatever funds are available and marks the cheque.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge low\">Civil enforcement<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Knowingly issuing a cheque without funds<\/td>\n            <td>Treated as bad faith rather than ordinary default.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge top\">Remains criminal<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Instructing the bank not to pay<\/td>\n            <td>Deliberately obstructing payment of a cheque already issued.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge top\">Remains criminal<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Withdrawing the funds before presentation<\/td>\n            <td>Emptying the account so the cheque cannot clear.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge top\">Remains criminal<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Closing the account before presentation<\/td>\n            <td>Also brings the cheque within the direct execution route, which was expanded to cover closed-account dishonour.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge top\">Criminal &amp; enforceable<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Counterfeit or forged cheque<\/td>\n            <td>Forgery, dealt with separately from payment default.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge top\">Remains criminal<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Signature deliberately mismatched<\/td>\n            <td>Signing so the cheque cannot be cashed is treated as intentional obstruction.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"bc-badge high\">Bad-faith conduct<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Sources retrieved 3 September 2026: Hadef &amp; Partners, &#8220;The Cheque as an Executory Instrument in UAE Legislation&#8221; (Khalid El Sherif Abdulati and Abdulla AlHosani), 17 September 2024, for the text and effect of Article 667 and the location of the criminal provisions at Articles 673&#8211;675; ATB Legal, &#8220;How to Enforce a Bounced Cheque in UAE Mainland Courts&#8221;, 7 May 2025, for the enforcement steps and the categories that remain criminal; HAS Law, 25 July 2022, for the 2022 partial-payment reform. Penalty amounts under Articles 673&#8211;675 are not stated here because we could not verify current figures from a primary source &#8212; take advice on the specific case.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bcs\">\n  <div class=\"bcc bcct\">\n    <span class=\"bct\">The Process<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"bc-title\">What a Landlord Actually Does, Step by Step<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"bc-sub\">The civil enforcement route has a defined shape. These are the stages described by UAE practitioners writing on mainland cheque enforcement.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">Get the Bank&#8217;s Statement<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 01 \u00b7 Evidence<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">Memo<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">the document everything rests on<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>What<\/span><span>Cheque return memo<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Must show<\/span><span>Non-payment for funds<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Issued by<\/span><span>The drawee bank<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Without it<\/span><span>No execution route<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">Collect the Partial Payment<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 02 \u00b7 Recovery<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">Part<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">of the money may already be paid<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Bank duty<\/span><span>Pay available funds<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Balance<\/span><span>Pursued separately<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Holder may<\/span><span>Refuse part payment<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Keep<\/span><span>All bank records<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">File With the Execution Court<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 03 \u00b7 Filing<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">Direct<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">no prior lawsuit required<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Submit<\/span><span>Cheque and bank memo<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Basis<\/span><span>Article 667<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Skips<\/span><span>Merits litigation<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Decided by<\/span><span>Execution judge<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">Obtain the Executory Stamp<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 04 \u00b7 Status<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">Stamp<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">cheque becomes enforceable<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Effect<\/span><span>Executable instrument<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Applied by<\/span><span>The court<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Enables<\/span><span>Enforcement measures<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Scope<\/span><span>Whole or part<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">Enforcement Measures<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 05 \u00b7 Pressure<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">Assets<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">what the court can reach<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Accounts<\/span><span>Freezing<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Travel<\/span><span>Bans available<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Property<\/span><span>Seizure of assets<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Non-compliance<\/span><span>Arrest warrant<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"bc-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"bc-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"bc-area-name\">Keep the Tenancy Separate<\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-type\">Step 06 \u00b7 The Lease<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"bc-area-price\">RDC<\/span>\n          <span class=\"bc-area-unit\">for the tenancy itself<\/span>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Money<\/span><span>Execution route<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Possession<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-dispute-centre-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Rental Dispute Centre<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Notice<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/eviction-notice-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Eviction rules apply<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"bc-area-row\"><span>Do not<\/span><span>Self-help eviction<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"bc-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Holding a cheque that did not clear?<\/h3>\n        <p>TruHauz manages tenancies across Dubai and can talk you through the practical options before you commit to a legal route.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"bcbtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bcs bcdk\">\n  <div class=\"bcc bcct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">What It Means<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"bc-title white\">Three Consequences People Underestimate<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"bc-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">The shift from criminal complaint to direct execution changes the incentives on both sides of a Dubai tenancy.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"bc-fc\">\n        <span class=\"bc-fc-val\">Faster<\/span>\n        <h4>For Landlords, the Money Route Improved<\/h4>\n        <p>A criminal complaint never paid the rent; it created leverage at best. Article 667 lets a landlord go directly to the execution judge with the cheque and the bank memo, skipping the stage where liability has to be proved. For a debt that is not genuinely disputed, that is a materially better position than the one the old regime offered.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-fc\">\n        <span class=\"bc-fc-val\">Serious<\/span>\n        <h4>For Tenants, Civil Is Not Soft<\/h4>\n        <p>Decriminalisation is widely misread as meaning a bounced cheque no longer matters. Practitioners describe the enforcement measures available once the cheque is stamped as including account freezing, asset seizure, travel bans and, for non-compliance, arrest warrants. A tenant who assumes a returned cheque is now a minor administrative event is likely to be unpleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-fc\">\n        <span class=\"bc-fc-val\">Split<\/span>\n        <h4>Money and Possession Run Apart<\/h4>\n        <p>Enforcing a cheque recovers a debt. It does not end a tenancy or recover the property. In Dubai the tenancy relationship &#8212; notice, renewal, eviction &#8212; is handled through the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-dispute-centre-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">Rental Dispute Centre<\/a>, and the statutory <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/eviction-notice-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">notice requirements<\/a> apply regardless of what the cheque has done. Landlords who conflate the two tend to lose time on the wrong track.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> the cheque remains the backbone of Dubai&#8217;s rental payment system, and the 2022 and 2023 reforms made it a sharper instrument rather than a blunter one. For a landlord, the practical lesson is to keep the paperwork clean &#8212; a registered tenancy, a cheque that matches it, and the bank&#8217;s return memo &#8212; because the direct execution route depends entirely on documents being in order. For a tenant, the lesson is to deal with a cash-flow problem before the cheque is presented rather than after, since a conversation with a landlord is cheaper than an execution file. Where the annual cheque cycle is itself the problem, monthly alternatives now exist &#8212; see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rent-now-pay-later-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">Rent Now, Pay Later in Dubai<\/a>. <em>This section is general commentary, not legal advice.<\/em>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bcs bcg\">\n  <div class=\"bcc bcct\">\n    <span class=\"bct\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"bc-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"bc-sub\">The questions landlords and tenants ask most often about bounced rent cheques in Dubai.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">Is a bounced cheque still a criminal offence in the UAE?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Not where the only reason the cheque failed is that there was not enough money in the account. Reforms that took effect on 2 January 2022 removed the automatic criminal classification for that situation and moved it to the civil route. Criminality was narrowed to conduct showing bad faith, such as knowingly issuing a cheque without funds, instructing the bank not to pay, withdrawing the funds before presentation, closing the account, or presenting a counterfeit or forged cheque. The criminal provisions now sit in Articles 673 to 675 of the Commercial Transactions Law.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">Which law governs bounced cheques in the UAE today?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Federal Decree-Law No. 50 of 2022, the Commercial Transactions Law, which came into force on 2 January 2023 and replaced Federal Law No. 18 of 1993. This is an important point of detail because a great deal of online commentary still cites article numbers from the 1993 law, which has been repealed. The cheque provisions were carried forward and renumbered, and the provision that gives a dishonoured cheque its enforcement power is now Article 667.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">What does Article 667 actually say?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Article 667 provides that a cheque bearing a statement by the drawee denoting that it was not paid due to insufficient or lack of balance is deemed an executive document, and its bearer has the right to request its execution, in whole or in part, by compulsory means. The practical effect is that the holder does not have to bring a claim and win it first. The dishonoured cheque, together with the bank&#8217;s statement, can be taken to the execution judge and enforced directly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">Does the bank have to pay part of a cheque if funds are short?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Yes. One of the central features of the 2022 reform is that where the funds available are less than the value of the cheque, the bank must pay out what is there rather than simply returning the cheque unpaid, unless the holder declines the partial payment. The holder then pursues the remaining balance through the enforcement route. In practice this means a landlord may recover part of the rent immediately and only has to chase the shortfall.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">Can a landlord evict a tenant just because a rent cheque bounced?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Enforcing a cheque and ending a tenancy are two different things. The cheque route recovers money; it does not by itself terminate the lease or return possession of the property. In Dubai the tenancy relationship is dealt with through the Rental Dispute Centre, and the statutory notice requirements apply regardless of what has happened with the cheque. A landlord should never resort to self-help measures such as changing the locks or cutting utilities, and should take advice on running the two tracks properly.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bc-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-q\" onclick=\"bcFaq(this)\">What should a tenant do if they know a rent cheque will bounce?<span class=\"bc-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bc-faq-a\">Raise it with the landlord or the managing agent before the cheque is presented, not after. Once a cheque has been dishonoured and stamped as an executive document, the holder has access to enforcement measures that practitioners describe as including account freezing, asset seizure and travel bans, and the tenant loses most of the room to negotiate. A rescheduled payment agreed in writing in advance is a far cheaper outcome for both sides. Where the annual cheque structure is the underlying problem, monthly rental payment financing is now available in the UAE as an alternative.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"background:#fdf0f5;border-left:4px solid #660033;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75;color:#333;\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> The wider landlord position when rent stops arriving is set out in our guide to a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenant-not-paying-rent-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">tenant not paying rent in Dubai<\/a>, and the forum that hears tenancy disputes is covered in our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-dispute-centre-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Rental Dispute Centre<\/a>. The statutory notice rules are explained in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/eviction-notice-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">eviction notices in Dubai<\/a>. Tenants looking to avoid large single cheques altogether should read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/flexi-rent-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Flexi Rent in Dubai<\/a>. Because enforcement depends on clean paperwork, start with a properly drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenancy-contract-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">tenancy contract<\/a> that is registered through <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ejari-registration-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Ejari<\/a>. Landlords weighing whether to run a tenancy themselves should read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/property-management-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">property management in Dubai<\/a>. Where the annual cheque cycle is the real difficulty, our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rent-now-pay-later-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Rent Now, Pay Later in Dubai<\/a> explains how monthly rental payment financing works &#8212; a different arrangement from <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rent-to-own-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">rent to own<\/a>, which is a route to ownership rather than a way of paying rent.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CONTACT \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"bc-contact\" id=\"bc-contact\">\n  <div class=\"bcc\">\n    <div class=\"bc-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Talk to TruHauz<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Tenancies Managed Properly<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">Most cheque problems start as paperwork problems. 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