Real Property Rights

Property ownership rights are entrenched under the UAE Code of Civil Transactions which provides different types of real property rights in the UAE. Property rights under the UAE Civil Code include “usufruct”, “musataha” and easement rights.
This course will cover the following topics:

1- Usufruct Right:

a- Definition and characteristics;
b- Ways of acquisition and end of the Usufruct Right;
c- Effects of the Usufruct Right:
o As to the rights of the Holder of Usufruct Right
o As to the obligations of the Holder of Usufruct Right
d- Usufruct in the free zones.

2- Musataha Right (As per the Decree no. 23 of 2022):

a- Definition and characteristics;
b- Ways of acquisition and end of the Musataha Right;
c- Effects of the Musataha Right:
o As to the rights of the Holder of Musataha Right
o As to the obligations of the Holder of Musataha Right
d- Musataha in the free zones.

3- Easement Right:
a- Definition;
b- Ways of acquisition of an easement right;
c- Scope of an easement right;
d- Cases related to the easement right;
e- End of the easement right;
f- Types of easement rights.