UAE Civil Transactions Law

Article 539

Book Two: Nominate Contracts · Section One: Contracts of Transfer of Ownership · Chapter One: Contract of Sale · Part Three: Certain Types of Sales · Fourth: Sale During Death Illness

1. A sale by a sick person to an heir or to another for the price of the like or with minor unfairness shall be effective and shall not require the ratification of the heirs. 2. A sale by a sick person to an heir or to another at a price below the value of the subject matter of the sale at the time of death shall be effective as against the heirs if the excess of the value thereof over the price does not exceed one-third of the estate, including the subject matter of the sale. 3. If the value of the subject matter of the sale exceeds the price by more than one-third of the estate, the sale shall not be effective unless ratified by the heirs or the purchaser completes two-thirds of the value of the subject matter of the sale; otherwise, the heirs shall have the right to rescind the sale.

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