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DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007 — Strata Title Law

A reference record of DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007, drawn from the instrument's own official text. It sets out how the law is organised — its Parts, its article count and its length — and links to the text itself. It does not interpret the law or offer advice on it.

Where this instrument arises in our work: Strata Title

At a glance

CitationDIFC Law No. 5 of 2007
Short titleStrata Title Law
Instrument typeDIFC Law
Enacted2007
JurisdictionDubai International Financial Centre
Parts10
Numbered articles143
Length of official text73 pages

How DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007 is organised

The 10 Parts below are the instrument's own divisions, in the order the official text sets them out.

PartHeading
Part 1General
Part 2Strata Schemes
Part 3Staged Strata Schemes
Part 4Name Of Strata Scheme
Part 5Bodies Corporate
Part 6Strata Management Statement And By-Laws
Part 7Insurance
Part 8Dispute Resolution
Part 9Appeals
Part 10Miscellaneous

What DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007 covers, article by article

The 132 article headings below are the instrument's own, reproduced in its order. They are a map of the law, not a summary of it — for the wording of any article, read the official text.

  1. Title
  2. Legislative Authority
  3. Application of this Law
  4. Purpose of this Law
  5. Date of enactment
  6. Date of commencement
  7. Applicability of other laws
  8. Interpretation
  9. Division of Real Property by Strata Plan
  10. Requirements for Strata Plan
  11. Lodgement and Registration of Strata Plan
  12. Mortgages
  13. Effect of Registration
  14. Common property
  15. Ownership of Common Property
  16. Rights and responsibilities for Common Property
  17. Disposal of interest in Common Property
  18. Statutory Easements
  19. Creation by Body Corporate of Easements and Covenants
  20. Commencement of Easements and Covenants
  21. Lot Entitlements
  22. Change of Lot Entitlements
  23. Amendment of Strata Plan
  24. Application for amendment
  25. Acquisition of Real Property by Body Corporate
  26. Divesting of Real Property designated for public purposes
  27. Consolidation of Strata Plans
  28. Application for consolidation
  29. How consolidation is effected
  30. Effect of consolidation
  31. Collective Sale Resolution
  32. Collective sale procedures
  33. Termination by Resolution of Body Corporate
  34. Termination by Court
  35. Cancellation of Strata Scheme following order of Court
  36. Effect of cancellation
  37. Registration of cancellation
  38. Reinstatement of Buildings
  39. Apportionment of statutory charge
  40. Staged Strata Schemes
  41. Form and contents of Staged Strata Scheme
  42. Application for Planning Approval
  43. Approval of Staged Strata Scheme in principle
  44. Lodgement of Staged Strata Scheme
  45. Commencement of Staged Strata Scheme
  46. Development rights
  47. Progressive development
  48. Application for variation of Staged Strata Scheme
  49. Registration of variation
  50. Variation of Staged Strata Scheme by Court
  51. Court Order
  52. Acquisition of Real Property subject to Registered Staged Strata Scheme
  53. Name of Strata Scheme
  54. Establishment, regulation and register of Bodies Corporate
  55. Division and merger of Bodies Corporate
  56. Membership of Body Corporate
  57. Voting at General Meeting
  58. Voting on behalf of persons under disability
  59. Management Committee
  60. Fiduciary duty of Committee Members
  61. Appointment of Body Corporate Manager
  62. Functions of Body Corporate
  63. General Fund and Reserve Fund
  64. Service Charges
  65. Certificates by Body Corporate
  66. Proceedings on behalf of Owners
  67. Subrogation of Contractual Rights
  68. Strata Roll to be kept by Body Corporate
  69. Post-box and notice board
  70. Appointment of Administrator
  71. Obligation to Register Strata Management Statement and the By-laws
  72. Limitations on Strata Management Statement and By-laws
  73. Legal effect of Strata Management Statement and the By-laws
  74. Exclusive use By-laws
  75. Compliance notices
  76. Enforcement by Registrar
  77. Body Corporate taken to have insurable interest in certain property
  78. Insurance by a Body Corporate
  79. Other insurance
  80. Insurance by Owner of Lot
  81. Default by Body Corporate in relation to insurance
  82. Production of policies of insurance for inspection
  83. Application for relief
  84. Mediation
  85. Notice of Application
  86. Investigations
  87. Power to dismiss proceedings
  88. Powers to obtain information
  89. Power of entry
  90. Obstruction
  91. Interim Orders
  92. Order in relation to Common Property
  93. Order in relation to acquiring personal property
  94. Order to make or pursue insurance claim
  95. Order varying rate of penalty interest
  96. Order to supply information or documents
  97. Order in relation to animals
  98. Order in relation to Strata Management Statement and the By-laws
  99. Order granting Exclusive Use Right or licence
  100. Order making By-laws
  101. Order invalidating proceedings
  102. Order reallocating Lot Entitlements
  103. Order varying amount or manner of payment of Service Charges
  104. Order varying amount of insurance
  105. Order appointing Administrator
  106. Order convening meeting of members of Body Corporate
  107. Order invalidating Resolutions
  108. Order terminating contract for services to a Body Corporate
  109. Order in relation to development contemplated by Staged Strata Scheme
  110. Order imposing penalty for breach of By-law
  111. Order for exemption from various statutory requirements
  112. Copy of Order to be served
  113. Penalty for contravention
  114. Enforcement of Orders
  115. Enforcement of Orders for payment of money
  116. Order may have effect as Resolution of Body Corporate
  117. Recording of certain Orders
  118. Registrar may determine questions relating to title to Real Property
  119. Right of appeal to Court
  120. Powers of Court on appeal
  121. Powers and protection of the Registrar
  122. Certificates issued by Body Corporate
  123. Action to be taken by the Registrar for Registration of Documents
  124. Use of Lots and Accessory Lots
  125. Easements not affected by unity of ownership
  126. Service, etc, of notices
  127. Service on Body Corporate
  128. Service on Owners
  129. Powers of entry in certain cases
  130. Power of entry by Relevant Authority
  131. Contraventions of this Law
  132. DIFCA may make Regulations

Decisions applying this instrument

DIFC Courts decisions on this estate that cite it, most recent first. Each link goes to our record of that decision, not to commentary on it.

  • CFI 015/2025 — CFI 015/2025 Ward Holdings Limited (Trading as Waldorf Astoria Dubai Int 10 Jul 2025
  • CFI 047/2019 — CFI 047/2019 Caterpillar Financial Services (Dubai) Limited v (1) Omer T 5 Apr 2022
  • SCT 429/2020 — Lajesh v Laasya [2020] DIFC SCT 429 1 Jul 2021
  • SCT 117/2020 — Luciane v Leon [2020] DIFC SCT 117 28 May 2020
  • SCT-043-2019 — Joel v Julissa [2019] DIFC SCT 043 15 Apr 2019
  • SCT 010/2018 — Idra Residential Body Corporate v Mr Isla & Mrs Inez [2018] DIFC SCT 010 21 Mar 2018
  • SCT 009/2017 — Hande House Residential Body Corporate v Haluk [2017] DIFC SCT 009 13 Mar 2017
  • SCT 199/2016 — Haley LLC v Hakon [2016] DIFC SCT 199 30 Jan 2017

Primary sources

Everything on this page comes from these two. Links go to the issuing legislator.

  • DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007 — official text (PDF) DIFC
  • DIFC Legal Database — the register this instrument is listed in DIFC

Acting on DIFC Law No. 5 of 2007

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