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Dubai Issues Technical Guide to Enforce Shared‑Housing Law

The circular aims to curb overcrowding by setting minimum room, kitchen and bathroom ratios, zoning where shared units are allowed, a one-year compliance timetable, fines for violations, and parking rules.

Al Rigga is one of the areas earmarked under the new law. Sarah Dea / The National
Madhav Ghimire, 42, holds the keys to his six-room house that was swept away when a river changed course and destroyed his home in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 8, 2026. In Devighat, residents have been salvaging what belongings they can, though many say they will have no reason to return again. Ghimire carries the keys to the six-room house he shared with Ambika Aryal, 38, but the landscape has changed so dramatically that they can no longer identify where it stood. "Though I lost everything, I have still carried the keys of my home. It gives me a sense that I have everything," he said. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu SEARCH "SIU ABIDI NEPAL SURVIVORS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.
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Overview

  • Dubai Municipality published the implementing circular on Wednesday that turns February's shared‑housing law into detailed technical standards and an approved zoning map for where shared accommodation may operate.
  • The guide lists more than 44 areas cleared for shared housing while reserving major tourist and commercial roads such as Sheikh Zayed Road, Jumeirah Road, Bani Yas Road and Al Wasl Road for family‑only sharing.
  • Minimum facility rules include a 5 square metre minimum bedroom area per person, at least 1 square metre of kitchen space per occupant, one combined bathroom per four occupants, and separate toilet and shower ratios for buildings that separate those fixtures.
  • Shared housing is split into two exclusive categories — individual and family — with family units required to give each family a separate bedroom with an en‑suite bathroom and individual buildings required to provide communal dining, laundry and recreation areas; owners must provide bicycle parking equal to at least 10% of occupants and may seek RTA approval for road‑reserve parking because car‑parking minimums are waived.
  • Property owners and managers have a one‑year regularisation window ending September 8, 2027 to obtain permits and meet standards, with fines for breaches ranging from Dh500 to Dh500,000 and potential enforcement for unsafe or unauthorised conversions.