New Holiday Homes Permit Issuance
Apply for a residential unit to operate as a Holiday Home.
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- Title deed or copy of approved Dubai Land Department Sales purchase agreement (Oqoodi).
- No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the developer, if applicable.
- Signed passport copy or Emirates ID of the landlord.
- Copy of trade licence, If the unit 'landlord' is a company.
- Emirates ID or passport copy of the authorized signatory.
- Property Management Letter as per downloadable template.
- Current Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) bill.
- Tenancy contract, if applicable.
- While completing the online application, enter the DEWA premise number, not the account number.
- For operators: the permit issue and expiry dates must match the dates of the Property Management Letter.
- If the Property Management Letter is signed by an attorney or representative, a formal Power of Attorney document must be attached along with the representative’s passport copy.
- Additional individual unit documents may be requested if the title deed is for the entire building.
- Relevant documents include the building completion certificate and landlord NOC, which must reference the total number of managed Holiday Homes units and the individual DEWA account number for each unit.
- By law, Holiday Homes permits must be displayed in the unit.
- Holiday Home Operators
- Owners
AED 300 per bedroom + AED 50 per Holiday Home (issuing a Holiday Home classification certificate) + AED 10 knowledge fee + AED 10 innovation fee.
Total: AED 370.
Up to AED 1,200 per Holiday Home each year.
Online on Holiday Homes Portal.