The Land Department values a property's rent and issues a certificate. But among the mandatory documents sits a copy of a judgment or judicial order to evaluate the rent — so the service comes AFTER court, not instead of it. The fee is AED 2,000 per unit, capped at AED 10,000.
Checked against the official source on 17 September 2026: the Dubai Land Department service card "Rental Valuation". The page was read in its raw form; every figure carries its source link, and the source is listed at the end.
In disputes over a rent increase both sides sooner or later hit the question of what the property is actually worth. The Department has a service that gives an official answer — but obtaining it is not as simple as it looks.
The judicial order is not an attachment but a condition
The service is described briefly: "This service allows a customer to apply for a real estate rental evaluation". Then, repeated in the document list for every type of applicant: "A copy of a judgment or judicial order issued to evaluate the rent of the property".
The same document appears in the procedure itself: step five — "Download a copy of the judgment or judicial order".
Hence a practical conclusion that changes the plan of action: this valuation does not precede the dispute, it follows it. First the dispute and a judicial act, then the Department's valuation. Where the dispute itself is filed we covered in the rental disputes centre piece, and the rules on increases in the analysis of Decree No. 43.
What it costs and how long it takes
| Line | Value | Where it is named |
|---|---|---|
| Fee per property | AED 2,000 per unit, not exceeding AED 10,000 | DLD card |
| Knowledge fee | AED 10 | DLD card |
| Innovation fee | AED 10 | DLD card |
| Processing time | 7 working days | DLD card |
Note the cap: the fee is charged per unit, but the total is limited to ten thousand. That is a sign the service is also built for valuing several properties at once.
Payment, judging by the order of steps, comes after approval: step six — "Pay the fees after the application is approved".
Who may apply
Two admission terms are named: to be the tenant of the property or their representative under an official power of attorney, or to be the owner of the property or their representative under an official power of attorney.
The document sets differ for tenant, owner, legal representative and management companies. Common to all: photographs of the property, Dubai Municipality plans, and that copy of the judicial act; a tenant additionally provides the tenancy registration certificate (Ejari), a representative a power of attorney together with an ID and passport copy.
Registering the tenancy itself we covered separately, and the management contract here.
What is issued and where to file
The output is a property rental evaluation certificate. Filing runs through the Ejari system or the Dubai REST app.
What we do not claim here
- Which court issues such an order. The card requires a judicial act but names no authority.
- What the AED 10,000 cap applies to — one application, one case, or some other scope. The card does not distinguish.
- Whether a rent index is used in the valuation. The card we read is silent on it.
- Whether a judicial act is required in every case without exception. It is listed for all applicant types, but the card states no exceptions, and we do not invent any.
Sources
- Rental Valuation — Land Department service card: the description, the seven-step procedure, the requirement of a copy of a judgment or judicial order, the document sets by applicant type, the admission terms for tenant and owner, the fee of AED 2,000 per unit capped at AED 10,000 plus AED 10 and AED 10, the seven working days, the Ejari and Dubai REST channels, and the rental evaluation certificate issued.
