UAE Civil Transactions Law — articles 1401–1422

1. A privilege shall not affect the rights of the possessor of a movable if they act in good faith. 2. For the purposes of Paragraph (1) of this Article, the lessor of immovable property, with respect to the movables loc…

1. The provisions governing a mortgage shall apply to the privilege established over immovable property to the extent that they do not conflict with their nature. 2. The privilege securing amounts due to the public treas…

The provisions governing a mortgage relating to the perishing or damage of the thing shall apply to privilege.

The privilege shall be extinguished by the same means by which a mortgage and a possessory pledge are extinguished and in accordance with the provisions governing the extinguishment of these two rights, unless the law pr…

The rights set out in this Chapter shall be privileged in the order of their ranking herein and shall be satisfied among themselves proportionately, in addition to the privilege established by special provisions.

1. Judicial expenses incurred for the common benefit of all creditors in preserving and selling the debtor's property shall have a privilege over the price of such assets. 2. The expenses referred to in Paragraph (1) of …

1. Taxes, fees, and other rights of any kind due to the government shall have a privilege under the conditions prescribed in the laws issued in this regard. 2. The amounts due to the government shall be collected from th…

Expenses incurred for the preservation or repair of a movable shall have a privilege over it and shall be recovered from its price after the judicial expenses and the amounts due to the government.

1. The following rights shall have a privilege over all the debtor's assets, both movable and immovable, to the extent of what is due of these rights for the last six months: a. Maintenance due by the debtor to those who…

1. The prices of seeds, fertilizers, and other fertilizing materials and pesticides, and the expenses of cultivation and harvesting, shall have a privilege over the crop for the production of which they were incurred, an…

The rent for immovable property and agricultural land for two years, or for the duration of the lease if less than that, and any other right of the lessor arising under the lease contract, shall have a privilege over the…

The rent privilege referred to in Article (1411) of this Law shall be established, even if the movables are owned by the lessee's wife or by a third party whose right the lessor is unaware of, subject to the provisions r…

1. The privilege of the lease debt is established on the movables and crops present in the leased property, even if they belong to the sub-lessee, if the lessor had not authorized the primary lessee to sublease the lease…

The lessor has the right to trace the property encumbered with the privilege if it has been removed from the leased property without their consent or knowledge and if there do not remain in the leased property sufficient…

The lease debt of immovable property and agricultural land shall be paid from the proceeds of the property encumbered with the privilege after the rights mentioned in the preceding Articles, except for those that are not…

1. Amounts due to a hotel proprietor from a guest for accommodation, provisions, and expenses incurred for their account shall have a privilege over the baggage brought by the guest to the hotel. 2. The privilege shall e…

The hotelier's privilege shall have the same rank as the lessor's privilege. If the two rights coexist, the privilege earlier in date shall take precedence, unless it is not effective against the other.

1. Without prejudice to the special provisions on commercial matters, the seller of a movable shall have a privilege on it for the price and its accessories. This privilege shall remain as long as the movable retains its…

Co-owners of a movable, if they divide it, shall have a privilege thereover as security for the right of each to have recourse against the others by reason of the partition and to recover what has been awarded to them th…

1. The seller of immovable property shall have a privilege on the sold immovable property as security for the payment of the price and its accessories. 2. The privilege referred to in Paragraph (1) of this Article shall …

1. Amounts due to contractors and architects who have been entrusted with the construction of buildings or other structures, or their reconstruction, repair, or maintenance, shall have a privilege over these structures, …

1. Co-owners of an immovable property, if they divide it, shall have a privilege on it as security for the right of recourse of any of them against the others for the right conferred by the partition to claim its equaliz…