Landlords and tenants could face fines of AED50,000 ($13,000) if they break the one family, one villa law, it has been reported.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, Dubai Municipality’s director general, told the National that legal action could also follow any fines as the authorities clampdown on villa sharing.
“We made this announcement two years ago, and it was made very clear that sharing villas would not be allowed,” Lootah told the paper. “Now we have given enough time, and there will be no more exceptions.”
Tenants, owners, nationals and expatriates will all be fined if they are found breaking the law, he told the paper.
Lootah said more than 5,000 households in Dubai have been identified as breaking the law.
Inspectors will be targeting homes in Jaffliya, Satwa, Jumeirah, Umm Suquiem, Al Barsha, Mirdiff and Al Rashidiya.
Officials say shared villas pose environmental and health risks. Each violation will be determined on an individual basis, officials said.
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