The Abu Dhabi Municipal Department has also warned residents and landowners against overcrowded homes, saying a fine of AED50,000 (US$13,614) will be imposed on squatters.
In a public meeting as part of ‘your home, your responsibility’, DMT highlighted the various dangers of overcrowded living space. The campaign aims to prevent the negative effects of overcrowding in buildings by emphasizing the re-regulation of occupancy of buildings and residential units in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
During the launch of the campaign in March this year, Dr. Saif Sultan Al Nasri, who hosts the awareness campaign, aims to emphasize the negative effects of property ownership, while protecting the health and safety of the residents of the Emirate.
“As one of the most important things of DMT, we continuously strive to provide solutions and measures that improve the well-being of the community, this is in line with the introduction of our long-term cost-effective set to strengthen the dynamics of the Abu Dhabi property market.
“However, our goals can only be achieved through cooperation between all stakeholders, including organizations and individuals, to achieve the goals of the campaign.”
A new DMT Community Media post says: Keep yourself and your family safe by avoiding excesses, maintaining good hygiene and ventilation, and complying with regulations. “
Among other side effects of overdose, DMT said apart from fire hazard, it also affected health by creating bad air and spreading diseases.
DMT’s awareness campaign is part of its ongoing mandate to improve the quality of life of residents, and improve cohesion. The authority has greatly increased the inspection of the area, which will apply strict measures to abusers and suspicious residences.
It also emphasizes the need for property owners and investors to adhere to property occupancy laws and cooperate in implementing rental standards. Companies are also urged to provide low-income housing within the approved residential areas.
In addition, the OverccuPupactency campaign aims to raise awareness of tenancy, emphasizing its responsibility to prevent violations of tenancy regulations. This includes avoiding rental units with unrestricted contracts and making sure rental properties are registered in the Tawtheeq system and that all vehicles are registered in their MawaQif area.
The DMT said overcrowding will be fined AED50,000, while failure to ‘clean’ accommodation to meet health and hygiene standards will attract a fine of AED25,000.
In March, the Municipality said fines ranging from AED5,000 to AED500,000 (US $136,147) would be issued and repeat offenses would be fined up to AED1 million (US $272,000).
DMT said it reserves the right to use any other means as necessary, including the suspension of tawtheeq contracts and accounts, for investors and investors.
