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title: "Ejari — Class A Atlas glossary"
description: "Dubai's mandatory lease registration system."
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> Dubai's mandatory lease registration system.

## TL;DR

- Dubai's mandatory lease registration system.
- Operated by Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Agency.

# Ejari

*Tax / regulatory · Global*

## Short definition

Dubai's mandatory lease registration system.

## Full definition

Operated by Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Agency. All tenancy contracts must be registered. Small administrative fee. Required for visa processing, utility connections, and trade-licence applications.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Ejari is part of the tax / regulatory vocabulary that institutional [Class A](/glossary/class-a) occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

## See also

- [Stamp duty / SDLT](/glossary/stamp-duty)

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/ejari), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.