{"id":38000,"date":"2026-08-21T09:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/owners-association-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:19:47","slug":"owners-association-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ru\/owners-association-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Owners Associations in Dubai: Mollak, Service Charges and the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 OWNERSHIP \/ GOVERNANCE GUIDE\n  Title:    Owners Associations in Dubai: Mollak, Service Charges and Law No. 6 of 2019\n  Slug:     owners-association-dubai\n  Keywords: owners association dubai, mollak dubai, jointly owned property law dubai\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.oa-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .oa-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .oa-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .oa-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .oa-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.oac{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"oa\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oa-hero\">\n  <div class=\"oa-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oa-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oa-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"oa-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"oa-eyebrow\">Ownership &amp; Governance \u00b7 Buyer Guide \u00b7 Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Owners Associations in Dubai<br><span>Mollak, Service Charges and the Law That Governs Your Building<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"oa-hero-sub\">Every apartment and villa in a shared Dubai community sits under a management structure defined by law \u2014 who runs the common areas, who sets the service charge, where that money is held, and who audits it. Here is how the owners&#8217; association system, the Mollak platform and Law No. (6) of 2019 actually work, and what an owner should check.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"oa-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"oa-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>DLD &amp; RERA Regulated<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-hm\">\ud83d\udcca <strong>Mollak e-System<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-hm\">\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Law No. (6) of 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"oa-strip\">\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"oa-si\"><span class=\"oa-sv\">Law 6\/2019<\/span><span class=\"oa-sl\">Jointly Owned Property Law<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-si\"><span class=\"oa-sv\">9<\/span><span class=\"oa-sl\">Max Owners Committee Members<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-si\"><span class=\"oa-sv\">7 Working Days<\/span><span class=\"oa-sl\">To Bank Collected Charges<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-si\"><span class=\"oa-sv\">RERA<\/span><span class=\"oa-sl\">Approves Every Budget<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas\">\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-2col\">\n      <div class=\"oa-body\">\n        <span class=\"oat\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"oa-title\">What an Owners&#8217; Association in Dubai Actually Is<\/h2>\n        <p>When you buy an apartment or a villa in a shared community in Dubai, you are not just buying the space inside your walls. You are also buying a share of the <strong>common parts<\/strong> \u2014 the lobby, lifts, corridors, pools, gyms, landscaping, car parks, roads and building services that everyone uses. Someone has to run, maintain and renew all of that, and someone has to collect the money to pay for it. That is the job of the community&#8217;s management structure, historically referred to as the <strong>owners&#8217; association<\/strong>.<\/p>\n        <p>The whole system is set by law. The current framework is <strong>Law No. (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai<\/strong>, issued on 4 September 2019, which replaced the older Law No. (27) of 2007. It applies across the emirate \u2014 including special development zones and free zones \u2014 and it changed one fundamental thing about how communities are run: the day-to-day management of most shared buildings is now handled by a professional <strong>management company<\/strong> under the supervision of the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA)<\/a>, the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department, rather than by an owner-run association alone.<\/p>\n        <p>In practice, three parties matter to you as an owner: the <strong>management company<\/strong> that runs the building and its budget; the <strong>owners&#8217; committee<\/strong>, a small group of owners that oversees the manager and represents residents; and <strong>RERA<\/strong>, which approves the service-charge budget, audits the money and can step in when a community is badly run. The digital backbone that ties them together is <strong>Mollak<\/strong> \u2014 the Arabic word for &#8220;owners&#8221; \u2014 the DLD&#8217;s official e-system for registering communities, approving budgets and monitoring service-charge payments.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"oa-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> The health of the owners&#8217; association is one of the least-examined and most important parts of a Dubai purchase. It determines how well the building is maintained, how predictable your <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">service charges<\/a> are, and whether you will one day face a special levy for deferred maintenance. Before you commit, treat the association&#8217;s budget, reserve fund and Mollak record as core due diligence \u2014 not an afterthought.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"oa-ov\">\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-head\">\n            <h3>The Governance Structure at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>Who does what in a Dubai community<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Governing law<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r burg\">Law No. (6) of 2019<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Regulator<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">DLD \/ RERA<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Runs the building<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Management company<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Represents owners<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Owners&#8217; committee<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Committee size<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Up to 9 members<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Digital system<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Mollak<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Budget approval<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r burg\">RERA<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Charges held in<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Dedicated bank account<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE: who manages what \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas oag\">\n  <div class=\"oac oact\">\n    <span class=\"oat\">The Management Tiers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oa-title\">Who Manages the Common Areas of Your Building<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oa-sub\">Law No. (6) of 2019 does not treat every development the same. It sets out different management arrangements depending on the type of project \u2014 which is why the &#8220;owners&#8217; association&#8221; you may have expected often turns out to be a RERA-supervised management company.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"oa-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Project Type<\/th>\n            <th>Who Manages the Common Parts<\/th>\n            <th>What It Means for Owners<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Major projects (large master communities)<\/td>\n            <td>The master developer manages the common parts, or delegates management to a specialised management company.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"oa-badge a\">Developer-led<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Hotel projects (serviced \/ branded residences)<\/td>\n            <td>Management is outsourced by the developer to a dedicated hotel-project management company.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"oa-badge b\">Hotel operator runs it<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Other projects (standalone buildings &amp; communities)<\/td>\n            <td>A specialised management company is selected and contracted by RERA to manage the common parts.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"oa-badge c\">RERA-appointed<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Owners&#8217; committee (all types)<\/td>\n            <td>Up to nine owners who oversee the manager, review the annual budget and can raise concerns to RERA \u2014 but do not run the building day to day.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"oa-badge top\">Oversight, not management<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Management arrangements summarised from Law No. (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property (Dubai Land Department legislation reference). The exact structure for a specific development is set out in that project&#8217;s registered management documents.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 BODY: Mollak + money \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas\">\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-2col\">\n      <div class=\"oa-body\">\n        <span class=\"oat\">The Money<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"oa-title\">How the Service Charge Is Set, Held and Audited<\/h2>\n        <p>The single most important thing the law does is control the money. Under Law No. (6) of 2019, an owner pays a share of the annual service charge calculated on the <strong>ratio of the unit&#8217;s area to the total area<\/strong> of the development \u2014 so the charge tracks size, not the price you paid. A management company <strong>cannot<\/strong> simply set a figure and bill you: it must first obtain RERA&#8217;s approval, and RERA will not approve a service-charge budget unless it has been signed off by a <strong>certified audit firm<\/strong> recognised by the regulator.<\/p>\n        <p>Once collected, the money is protected. The management entity must hold service charges in a <strong>dedicated bank account<\/strong> at a bank licensed in the emirate, and collected amounts must be deposited into that account within <strong>seven working days<\/strong>. Crucially, the funds in that account cannot be seized by the management company&#8217;s own creditors \u2014 they are ring-fenced for the community. RERA has the power to audit the revenue collected and the expenditure paid out of that account.<\/p>\n        <p>This is where <strong>Mollak<\/strong> comes in. Launched by the DLD through RERA, Mollak is the e-system that operationalises the 2019 law. Management companies register on it, upload their audited financial statements and maintenance contracts, obtain budget approvals, and issue service-charge invoices to registered owners through it. Owners can see approved budgets and their own account status through official DLD channels such as the Dubai REST app. The point of the platform is transparency: it makes it far harder for a manager to charge an unapproved figure or to move money without an audit trail.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"oa-hbox\"><strong>Why this matters at purchase:<\/strong> Because budgets are approved and audited, the service charge on a well-run building should be predictable and defensible. If a seller or agent cannot show you the current RERA-approved budget for the unit, that is a red flag. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">service charges guide<\/a> sets out the typical per-square-foot ranges and exactly how the charge eats into net rental yield.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"oa-ov\">\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Service Charge Rules Under Law 6\/2019<\/h3>\n            <p>The financial controls that protect owners<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Charged on<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Unit area ratio<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Budget approval<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r burg\">RERA required<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Audit<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Certified firm<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Held in<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Dedicated bank account<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Deposit deadline<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">7 working days<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Creditor protection<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r up\">Ring-fenced<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Platform<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Mollak<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-ov-row\"><span class=\"oa-ov-l\">Owner access<\/span><span class=\"oa-ov-r\">Dubai REST app<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS: owner checklist \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas oag\">\n  <div class=\"oac oact\">\n    <span class=\"oat\">Due Diligence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oa-title\">What to Check About the Owners&#8217; Association Before You Buy<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oa-sub\">Six checks that reveal how well a Dubai community is governed \u2014 and how predictable your costs will be once you own.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">The Approved Budget<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 01 \u00b7 Documents<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">Step 1<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">the master document<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Ask for<\/span><span>Current RERA-approved budget<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Should show<\/span><span>Rate per sqft, itemised<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Only a lump-sum total<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">The Reserve Fund<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 02 \u00b7 Future Cost<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">Reserve<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">sinking fund position<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Why<\/span><span>Avoids future special levies<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Underfunded or missing<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Matters most in<\/span><span>Older towers<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">Mollak Registration<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 03 \u00b7 Regulator<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">Mollak<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">DLD e-system<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Confirms<\/span><span>Community is registered<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Shows<\/span><span>Approved budget &amp; invoices<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Access via<\/span><span>Dubai REST app<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">The Management Company<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 04 \u00b7 Who Runs It<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">Manager<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">track record<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Ask<\/span><span>Who manages the community<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Ask<\/span><span>RERA-registered?<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Check<\/span><span>Reputation across the scheme<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">Arrears &amp; the NOC<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 05 \u00b7 At Transfer<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">NOC<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">no objection certificate<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Confirms<\/span><span>No unpaid service charges<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Issued by<\/span><span>Developer \/ management co<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Needed for<\/span><span>Ownership transfer<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"oa-card\">\n        <div class=\"oa-card-head\">\n          <div class=\"oa-card-name\">The Owners&#8217; Committee<\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-type\">Check 06 \u00b7 Governance<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-card-body\">\n          <span class=\"oa-card-lead\">Committee<\/span>\n          <span class=\"oa-card-unit\">owner oversight<\/span>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Is there one<\/span><span>Active committee?<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Role<\/span><span>Reviews budget, raises issues<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"oa-card-row\"><span>Signal<\/span><span>Engaged owners = better run<\/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=\"oa-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Want the governance record on a specific building?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us the tower or community and TruHauz will check the management company, the approved budget and the reserve position before you commit.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"oabtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas oadk\">\n  <div class=\"oac oact\">\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;\">Rights, Duties &amp; Enforcement<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oa-title white\">What the Law Gives You \u2014 and What It Asks of You<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oa-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">The owners&#8217; association framework is a two-way arrangement. It gives owners real protections, but it also imposes duties, and it is backed by significant penalties for those who run a community outside the rules.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"oa-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oa-fc-val\">Your Rights<\/span>\n        <h4>Transparency &amp; Oversight<\/h4>\n        <p>A RERA-approved, independently audited budget; service charges held in a ring-fenced account; access to the figures through Mollak and the Dubai REST app; and the right, through the owners&#8217; committee, to review the budget and raise a badly run manager with RERA.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oa-fc-val\">Your Duties<\/span>\n        <h4>Pay Your Share<\/h4>\n        <p>Every owner owes the annual service charge on their unit \u2014 calculated on area. Non-payment is not just a community problem: unpaid charges must be cleared, typically via a No Objection Certificate, before ownership can transfer, so arrears follow the unit to a sale.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-fc\">\n        <span class=\"oa-fc-val\">AED 1m\u20132m<\/span>\n        <h4>The Penalty Backstop<\/h4>\n        <p>Law No. (6) of 2019 sets a fine of not less than AED 1 million for breaching its provisions, doubling on repetition within a year up to a maximum of AED 2 million. It is a deliberately heavy deterrent against mismanaging jointly owned property.<\/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;\">Where disputes go:<\/strong> If you disagree with a service charge, a levy or how the common areas are being managed, the first route is the management company and the owners&#8217; committee, then RERA, which supervises management entities and considers owner complaints. That is a separate track from a landlord-and-tenant dispute over rent, which is handled by the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-dispute-centre-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">Rental Dispute Centre<\/a>. Knowing which body handles which problem saves weeks. <em>This article is general information about the ownership framework in Dubai and is not legal advice; for a specific dispute or a binding interpretation of Law No. (6) of 2019, take qualified legal advice.<\/em>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"oas oag\">\n  <div class=\"oac oact\">\n    <span class=\"oat\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"oa-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"oa-sub\">The questions owners and buyers ask most often about owners&#8217; associations, Mollak and service charges in Dubai.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"oac\">\n    <div class=\"oa-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">What is an owners&#8217; association in Dubai?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">An owners&#8217; association is the structure responsible for running, maintaining and renewing the shared parts of a jointly owned building or community in Dubai \u2014 lobbies, lifts, pools, landscaping, car parks and building services. Under Law No. (6) of 2019, the day-to-day management of most developments is carried out by a professional management company under the supervision of RERA, the regulatory arm of the Dubai Land Department, while an owners&#8217; committee of up to nine owners provides oversight. It is funded by the annual service charge that each owner pays.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">What is the Mollak system?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">Mollak \u2014 Arabic for &#8220;owners&#8221; \u2014 is the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s official e-system for jointly owned property, launched through RERA. It registers communities, records approved service-charge budgets, holds management companies&#8217; audited financial statements and maintenance contracts, and issues service-charge invoices to owners. Its purpose is transparency: it creates an audit trail so that owners can see what has been approved and charged, and so that a manager cannot bill an unapproved figure. Owners can view their account through official DLD channels such as the Dubai REST app.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">Which law governs jointly owned property in Dubai?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">The governing law is Law No. (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai, which was issued on 4 September 2019 and replaced the earlier Law No. (27) of 2007. It applies across the emirate, including special development zones and free zones, and sets the rules for how common areas are managed, how service charges are set and approved, how the money is held, and how disputes and enforcement work. This is general information rather than legal advice.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">Who sets and approves the service charge?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">The management company prepares the budget, but it cannot charge owners without RERA&#8217;s approval, and RERA will not approve a service-charge budget unless it has been signed off by a certified audit firm recognised by the regulator. The charge each owner pays is calculated on the ratio of their unit&#8217;s area to the total area of the development, so it tracks size rather than the price paid for the unit. Collected charges must be deposited into a dedicated bank account within seven working days.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">What does the owners&#8217; committee do?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">The owners&#8217; committee is a group of up to nine owners that oversees the management of the community. It reviews the annual budget, raises residents&#8217; concerns and difficulties, and can ask RERA to step in where a management company is not performing. Importantly, the committee provides oversight \u2014 it does not itself run the building day to day, and each member has a single vote regardless of how many units they own. An active, engaged committee is usually a sign of a well-run community.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"oa-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-q\" onclick=\"oaFaq(this)\">What should I check about the association before I buy?<span class=\"oa-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"oa-faq-a\">Ask for the current RERA-approved service-charge budget, itemised by component and expressed as a rate per square foot, and check that a reserve fund line exists and looks credible. Confirm the community is registered on Mollak and find out who the management company is and whether it is RERA-registered. At transfer, the No Objection Certificate confirms there are no outstanding service charges on the unit, because unpaid charges follow the property to a sale. Finally, check whether there is an active owners&#8217; committee \u2014 engaged owners tend to mean a better-run building.<\/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 owners&#8217; association sets the framework; the number you actually pay is covered in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai service charges guide<\/a>. One line inside that budget is the building&#8217;s master policy, which Law No. (6) of 2019 obliges the management entity to hold &#8212; what it covers, and where it stops, is set out in our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/home-insurance-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai home insurance guide<\/a>. If you are letting the unit, the tenancy side is governed separately \u2014 see the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenancy-contract-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai tenancy contract guide<\/a> and, for the buying process end to end, <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-sell-property-in-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">how ownership transfers work<\/a>. New to the market? 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