{"id":224,"date":"2026-04-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/security-deposit-dubai-rentals-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:00:00","slug":"security-deposit-dubai-rentals-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/security-deposit-dubai-rentals-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Deposit in Dubai Rentals: Complete Guide 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Standard deposit amount in Dubai<\/h2>\n<p>The standard deposit is 5% of the annual rent for both furnished and unfurnished properties. Some landlords ask for 10% \u2014 this is above the norm and negotiable.<\/p>\n<h2>When is the deposit returned<\/h2>\n<p>Under UAE law the deposit must be returned within a reasonable time after the tenancy ends. In practice: 2\u20134 weeks after handing back keys and settling all outstanding matters. If the landlord delays, send a written demand.<\/p>\n<h2>What landlords can deduct<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Damage beyond normal wear and tear<\/li>\n<li>Unpaid utility bills<\/li>\n<li>Missing keys or access cards<\/li>\n<li>Unauthorised alterations<\/li>\n<li>Professional cleaning if the property is left dirty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to protect your deposit<\/h2>\n<p>Photograph the apartment on move-in and move-out day. Keep all payment receipts. Arrange professional cleaning before handover. Attend the final inspection and sign the handover report.<\/p>\n<h2>If the landlord refuses to return the deposit<\/h2>\n<p>File a complaint with the RERA Rental Disputes Center. Filing costs 3.5% of the disputed amount (minimum 500 AED). Dubai Vista helps prepare apartments for handover to maximise deposit recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standard deposit amount in Dubai The standard deposit is 5% of the annual rent for both furnished and unfurnished properties. Some landlords ask for 10% \u2014 this is above the norm and negotiable. When is the deposit returned Under UAE law the deposit must be returned within a reasonable time after the tenancy ends. In &#8230; <a title=\"Security Deposit in Dubai Rentals: Complete Guide 2026\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/security-deposit-dubai-rentals-guide\/\" aria-label=\"\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043e Security Deposit in Dubai Rentals: Complete Guide 2026\">\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubaivistacare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}