{"id":37872,"date":"2026-08-10T10:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T05:22:59","slug":"dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tr\/dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Rental Index 2026: How the RERA Calculator Sets Your Rent Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 BLOG POST | Dubai Rental Index 2026 | slug: dubai-rental-index-rent-increase-calculator | prefix: .rx -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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<h1>Dubai Rental Index 2026<br><span>How the RERA Calculator Sets Your Rent Increase<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"rx-hero-sub\">Dubai does not let landlords raise rent freely. A government decree fixes the maximum increase in five fixed bands, and one official calculator decides which band applies to your unit. Here is exactly how that system works \u2014 whether you rent, own, or are buying to let.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"rx-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"rx-hm\">\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Decree No. (43) of 2013<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>DLD Smart Rental Index<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-hm\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Updated 10 August 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DATA STRIP -->\n<div class=\"rx-strip\">\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"rx-si\"><span class=\"rx-sv\">0\u201320%<\/span><span class=\"rx-sl\">Legal Increase Bands Under Decree 43<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-si\"><span class=\"rx-sv\">90 Days<\/span><span class=\"rx-sl\">Written Notice a Landlord Must Give<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-si\"><span class=\"rx-sv\">12 Months<\/span><span class=\"rx-sl\">Notice Required to Evict at Expiry<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-si\"><span class=\"rx-sv\">900,000+<\/span><span class=\"rx-sl\">Rental Contracts Registered in 2024<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- OVERVIEW -->\n<section class=\"rxs\">\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-2col\">\n      <div class=\"rx-body\">\n        <span class=\"rxt\">How It Works<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"rx-title\">Your Rent Is Benchmarked, Not Negotiated<\/h2>\n        <p>In most property markets, a renewal is a negotiation: the landlord names a number, the tenant pushes back, and the outcome depends on who has more leverage. Dubai works differently. Since December 2013 the maximum rent increase on a residential renewal has been fixed by decree, and the figure that decides it is not an opinion \u2014 it is a published benchmark of what comparable units in the same area actually rent for.<\/p>\n        <p>The mechanism is deliberately simple. Take the rent currently being paid. Compare it to the average rental value of similar units as recorded in the Rent Index of the Emirate of Dubai. The size of the gap between those two numbers determines the maximum increase permitted, on a five-step scale that tops out at 20%. If the gap is small, the answer is zero \u2014 the landlord may not increase the rent at all that year.<\/p>\n        <p>This is why the index sits at the centre of so many Dubai property questions that appear unrelated to renting. It sets the ceiling on how quickly a below-market unit can be repriced, which in turn sets a hard limit on how fast a landlord can grow income from an existing tenancy. For anyone buying a tenanted property, it is the difference between the rent on the brochure and the rent that will actually be collected next year.<\/p>\n        <p>The system was substantially upgraded on 2 January 2025, when the Dubai Land Department launched the <strong>Smart Rental Index<\/strong>. Rather than treating every unit in a district as broadly interchangeable, the new index applies artificial intelligence and a building classification system to the data, assessing a building&#8217;s technical and structural characteristics, the quality of its finishes and maintenance, its strategic location and spatial value, and the level of services and facilities it offers.<\/p>\n        <p>For owners, that shift cuts both ways. A well-run, well-maintained building can now be benchmarked apart from a tired one on the same road \u2014 which rewards buildings where service charges are actually being spent on the asset. If you are assessing a purchase on income grounds, the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">service charge regime<\/a> and the rental benchmark are two halves of the same question.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rx-hbox\"><strong>The one-line version:<\/strong> the further your rent sits below the market benchmark, the more it can be raised \u2014 but never by more than 20% in a single renewal, and never without ninety days&#8217; written notice. Before any of that applies, the tenancy itself has to be on the register &mdash; see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ejari-registration-dubai\/\">Ejari registration in Dubai<\/a>. If the problem is not the increase but the rent going unpaid altogether, that is a different route &mdash; see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenant-not-paying-rent-dubai\/\">what to do if your tenant is not paying rent<\/a>. Tenants struggling with the lump-sum cheque should read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rent-now-pay-later-dubai\/\">rent now, pay later in Dubai<\/a>. And if the notice you have received is not about the rent at all but about getting the property back, a separate set of rules applies &mdash; see our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/eviction-notice-dubai\/\">Dubai eviction notice and the 12-month rule<\/a>. The ninety-day notice that governs any change of terms comes from Article 14 of the same law, which we cover clause by clause in our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenancy-contract-dubai\/\">Dubai tenancy contract<\/a>. Where a rent dispute reaches a formal stage, the Land Department issues a separate rental evaluation certificate; the fees and eligibility are set out in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/property-valuation-dubai\/\">property valuation in Dubai<\/a>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-ov\">\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-head\">\n          <h3>Dubai Rent Increase \u2014 Rule Sheet<\/h3>\n          <p>Every entry below is taken from a primary source<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Governing decree<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r burg\">Decree No. (43) of 2013<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Issued and effective<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">18 December 2013<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Maximum increase<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r burg\">20%<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Minimum increase band<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">0% (no increase)<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Benchmark used<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">RERA Rent Index<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Index operator<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">Dubai Land Department<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Smart Rental Index launch<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">2 January 2025<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Rent-change notice<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r burg\">90 days<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Eviction notice at expiry<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">12 months<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-ov-row\"><span class=\"rx-ov-l\">Where to calculate<\/span><span class=\"rx-ov-r\">DLD site \u00b7 Dubai REST \u00b7 DubaiNow<\/span><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- TABLE -->\n<section class=\"rxs rxg\">\n  <div class=\"rxc rxct\">\n    <span class=\"rxt\">The Legal Bands<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rx-title\">Maximum Rent Increase by Gap to Market<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rx-sub\">Decree No. (43) of 2013 sets five bands. The band is chosen by how far the current rent sits below the average rental value of similar units, as determined by the RERA-approved Rent Index.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"rx-table\">\n        <thead><tr><th>How Far Rent Sits Below Market Average<\/th><th>Maximum Increase Permitted<\/th><th>Band<\/th><th>What It Means in Practice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Up to 10% below<\/td><td>No increase<\/td><td><span class=\"rx-badge low\">0%<\/span><\/td><td>The rent is treated as already at market. The landlord may not raise it at this renewal.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>11% to 20% below<\/td><td>5% of the rent<\/td><td><span class=\"rx-badge low\">5%<\/span><\/td><td>A modest correction. Typically closes the gap over two to three renewal cycles.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>21% to 30% below<\/td><td>10% of the rent<\/td><td><span class=\"rx-badge mid\">10%<\/span><\/td><td>Common where a tenant has held the same unit through a rising market.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>31% to 40% below<\/td><td>15% of the rent<\/td><td><span class=\"rx-badge high\">15%<\/span><\/td><td>A significant gap, usually the result of several years without an increase.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>More than 40% below<\/td><td>20% of the rent<\/td><td><span class=\"rx-badge top\">20%<\/span><\/td><td>The ceiling. However large the gap, 20% is the most that can be applied in one year.<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p class=\"rx-src\">Source: Decree No. (43) of 2013 Determining Rent Increase for Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai, Article 1, published on the Dubai Government Legislation portal (dlp.dubai.gov.ae). Article 3 of the same decree provides that the average rental value of similar units is determined in accordance with the Rent Index of the Emirate of Dubai approved by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency. Retrieved 10 August 2026.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CARDS -->\n<section class=\"rxs\">\n  <div class=\"rxc rxct\">\n    <span class=\"rxt\">Six Things That Decide the Outcome<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rx-title\">What Actually Governs a Dubai Renewal<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rx-sub\">The percentage is only half the system. These are the rules that decide whether an increase stands.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-area-grid\">\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">The index is the benchmark<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">Not a negotiation<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">The starting point of every legal rent conversation in Dubai is not what the landlord wants or what the tenant can afford. It is the average rental value of similar units, as recorded in the RERA-approved Rent Index. Decree No. (43) of 2013 makes that benchmark the input to the calculation, which means an increase is either supported by the index or it is not permitted at all.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">Five inputs, one answer<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">How the calculator works<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">The Dubai Land Department&#8217;s Rental Index e-service asks for the tenancy contract expiry date, the property type, the region, the number of rooms and the current annual rental value. Nothing about the landlord, the tenant or the reason for the increase enters the calculation. Because the inputs are objective, both sides of a renewal can run the same query and arrive at the same number before any discussion begins.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">Building classification<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">What changed in 2025<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">The Smart Rental Index launched on 2 January 2025 and, in the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s own description, relies on artificial intelligence technologies and a building classification system. That classification evaluates a property&#8217;s technical and structural characteristics, the quality of its finishes and maintenance, its strategic location and spatial value, and the level of services and facilities available. The practical effect is that two towers on the same street no longer necessarily share one benchmark.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">The ninety-day rule<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">Timing beats argument<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">Under Law No. (33) of 2008, a landlord who wants to change the rent or any other term must give written notice at least ninety days before the contract ends. This is the provision that most often decides a renewal dispute, and it decides it on a date rather than on a percentage. An increase that the index would have supported still fails if the notice was served too late.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">Increase is not eviction<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">Two separate regimes<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">Refusing an increase that the index does not support does not put a tenancy at risk. Law No. (33) of 2008 requires twelve months&#8217; notice and a recognised legal ground before a landlord can take possession at the end of a contract. The two mechanisms run on different timetables and different tests, and the longer of the two protects the tenant&#8217;s position while a renewal is being settled.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rx-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rx-area-name\">It runs on registered contracts<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rx-area-type\">Why Ejari matters<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-area-body\"><p class=\"rx-card-text\">The index is only as good as the contract data beneath it, which is why registration is the quiet foundation of the whole system. Announcing the Smart Rental Index, Majid Al Marri, CEO of the Real Estate Registration Sector at the Dubai Land Department, noted that in 2024 the total number of registered rental contracts exceeded 900,000, an 8% increase on the previous year. Every one of those registrations is a data point the benchmark is built from.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"rx-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Buying a tenanted property in Dubai?<\/h3>\n        <p>We check the registered rent, the index position and the renewal date before you commit \u2014 not after.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"rxbtn\">Get a Free Consultation \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ANALYSIS -->\n<section class=\"rxs rxdk\">\n  <div class=\"rxc rxct\">\n    <span class=\"rxt\">Analysis<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rx-title white\">What the Index Means for You<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rx-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">The same rule produces three quite different consequences depending on which side of the contract you are on.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"rx-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rx-fc-val\">Owners<\/span>\n        <h4>Income growth has a speed limit<\/h4>\n        <p>If your unit is let well below the benchmark, you cannot fix that in one renewal. The 20% ceiling means a deep gap takes multiple cycles to close, and each cycle needs its own valid ninety-day notice. Owners who plan around this \u2014 rather than discovering it at renewal \u2014 keep their units closer to the index and avoid the problem entirely.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rx-fc-val\">Tenants<\/span>\n        <h4>The number is checkable<\/h4>\n        <p>You do not have to accept a figure on trust. The same calculator your landlord uses is open to you through the Dubai Land Department website, the Dubai REST app and DubaiNow, and it takes five inputs you already have. Checking the result before responding turns a negotiation into a question of fact.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rx-fc-val\">Investors<\/span>\n        <h4>Model the registered rent<\/h4>\n        <p>When you buy a tenanted unit, you inherit the contract, not the advertised market rate. A property marketed on a headline yield can deliver materially less in year one if the sitting rent is below market and the index only permits a partial correction. This is the most frequent gap between projected and realised yield we see.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:40px auto 0;text-align:center;\">\n      <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.8;\"><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> Dubai&#8217;s rent regime is unusually legible. The cap is published, the benchmark is published, and the calculator that connects them is free and open to both parties. That transparency is an advantage for anyone who does the arithmetic before signing \u2014 and a recurring, avoidable cost for anyone who does not. If you are weighing a purchase on rental income, read the index alongside our analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline;\">service charges and net yield<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-real-estate-market-h1-2026\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline;\">H1 2026 market report<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"rxs rxg\">\n  <div class=\"rxc rxct\">\n    <span class=\"rxt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rx-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rx-sub\">The questions tenants, landlords and buy-to-let investors ask most about the Dubai rental index.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rxc\">\n    <div class=\"rx-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">What is the Dubai rental index?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">The Dubai rental index is the official benchmark of average rental values for comparable properties across the emirate, maintained by the Dubai Land Department and approved by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA). It is not advisory. Decree No. (43) of 2013 states that the average rental value of similar units is determined in accordance with the Rent Index of the Emirate of Dubai approved by RERA, and the permitted rent increase at renewal is calculated from the gap between your current rent and that benchmark. Since 2 January 2025 the Dubai Land Department has operated it as the Smart Rental Index, which applies artificial intelligence and a building classification system to the underlying data.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">How much can my landlord legally increase my rent in Dubai?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">Decree No. (43) of 2013 fixes five bands based on how far your current rent sits below the average rental value of similar units. If your rent is up to 10% below the average, no increase is permitted. If it is 11% to 20% below, the maximum is 5%. If it is 21% to 30% below, the maximum is 10%. If it is 31% to 40% below, the maximum is 15%. If it is more than 40% below, the maximum is 20%. Twenty percent is the ceiling: there is no band that permits a larger increase, no matter how far below market your rent has fallen.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">How do I use the RERA rent increase calculator?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">The calculator is published by the Dubai Land Department as the Rental Index e-service, and it is reachable through the Dubai Land Department website via the Ejari system, the Dubai REST app and the DubaiNow app. The Dubai Land Department describes the service as one that allows a customer to calculate the rental increase and the average rental in the real estate market. You enter five things: the tenancy contract expiry date, the property type, the region, the number of rooms, and the current annual rental value. The system then displays the calculated result immediately.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">How much notice must a landlord give before increasing rent in Dubai?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">Ninety days. Under Law No. (33) of 2008, which amended Law No. (26) of 2007, a landlord who intends to change the rent or any other condition of the tenancy contract must notify the tenant in writing at least ninety days before the end of the contract term, unless the two parties have agreed otherwise. A proposal that arrives later than that does not take effect for that renewal, which is why the date on the notice matters as much as the number in it.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">Can my landlord evict me instead of raising the rent?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">Eviction and rent increase are governed separately, and eviction is the harder of the two. Under Law No. (33) of 2008, a landlord seeking possession when the contract expires must give twelve months\u2019 notice and must have a ground recognised by the law. A landlord cannot use eviction as a shortcut around the increase bands in Decree No. (43) of 2013, and declining an increase that the index does not support is not in itself a ground for eviction.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rx-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-q\" onclick=\"rxFaq(this)\">Does the rental index affect what I earn as a landlord?<span class=\"rx-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rx-faq-a\">Yes, and it is the single most underestimated variable in a Dubai buy-to-let model. The index caps how quickly an under-rented unit can be brought up to market: a unit let more than 40% below the benchmark can only be corrected by 20% a year, so closing a large gap takes more than one renewal cycle. It also means the rent you inherit when you buy a tenanted property is not immediately resettable. Modelling a Dubai purchase on today\u2019s advertised market rent, rather than the rent actually registered on the existing contract, is the most common error we see in first-time investor spreadsheets.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"rx-rel\"><strong>Where to look next:<\/strong> if you are choosing an area on rental fundamentals, our community pages for <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/jumeirah-village-circle\/\">Jumeirah Village Circle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/business-bay\/\">Business Bay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-marina\/\">Dubai Marina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/downtown-dubai\/\">Downtown Dubai<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-hills-estate\/\">Dubai Hills Estate<\/a> set out stock, tenant profile and positioning. If you already own and want the rental side handled, see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/property-management\/\">property management<\/a>. The rental index governs annual tenancies only. 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