New Holiday Homes Permit Issuance

• Title deed or copy of approved Dubai Land Department Sales purchase agreement.
• 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 tenants: the permit issue and expiry dates must match the tenancy contract dates.
• 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
• Tenants

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.