Landlords in Abu Dhabi will be prevented from renting out parking spaces in their buildings, and instead will have to allocate it to their tenant, under a draft law soon to be introduced.
Najeeb Al Zarouni, director of parking at the Department of Transport, told Gulf News: “A tenant of each apartment must be provided with a free parking space in the building.”
He was speaking at a press conference to launch paid parking in some parts of central Abu Dhabi, which comes into effect on October 10.
Al Zarouni told the paper the draft law had been presented to the Executive Council and was expected to be issued before the end of this year.
He said that tenants whose buildings do not have off-street parking will be able to buy a yearly parking permit to use in the streets around their home, costing AED800 for the first car and AED1,200 for the second, and any subsequent cars.
The first stage of paid for parking in Abu Dhabi will cover about 2,500 spaces in Hamdan Street and Zayed The First Street. Prices will be fixed at AED2 or AED3 per hour depending on the location, Al Zarouni told the paper.
In two years the paid parking scheme will cover 43 different areas across the city and include 75,000 parking spaces.
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