Private Real Estate Management card · DLD
You manage the leases of one owner’s properties, not a client portfolio. This is the preparation for the DLD Private Real Estate Management card: tenancy contracts, Ejari, rent increases and an owner’s duties, for $40 once.
Private Management · full preparation
The DLD lists “private real estate management” beside “real estate management”. Two cards, two audiences.
In our course, the private card is for managing a single owner’s portfolio within the DLD rules. The real estate management card is for managing property for owners in general. If you are unsure which one fits your licence, ask the DLD before you apply.
The DLD lists the issuance fee at AED 500 and requires a good conduct certificate from Dubai Police. No one may practise before obtaining the card, and it stays valid as long as the trade licence.
The DLD publishes no test format for this card. Compare with the Real Estate Management card, or see the RERA broker exam guide.
| Item | What the DLD lists |
|---|---|
| Card issuance fee | AED 500 |
| Validity | Linked to the trade licence |
| Document | Good conduct certificate |
| Question count, duration, pass mark | Not published |
Seven in ten questions of our mock exams are about leases. The rest is about the owner’s duties in a building.
Contracts, Ejari and rent increases. Law No. 26 of 2007: a written lease signed by both parties and registered, a refundable deposit, 90 days’ notice to change terms or not renew. Decree No. 43 of 2013 sets the increase by band.
Disputes and eviction. Eviction for non-payment 30 days after notice. Law No. 33 of 2008: eviction at expiry on listed grounds needs 12 months’ notice, and the Rental Dispute Centre handles disputes.
Service charges, maintenance and records. Law No. 6 of 2019: service charges need RERA approval, and the reserve fund sits in a separate account. The lesson also covers keeping records, which the DLD ethics principles list as preserving documents.
A free preview lesson on the card and its conditions, a 15-question diagnostic, then two timed mocks with a score by topic.
Worked example: how much can the rent go up?
A flat rents for AED 80,000. The rental index average for similar units is AED 106,000, so the rent is about 25% below the average. That falls in the 21–30% band of Decree No. 43 of 2013: an increase of up to 10%, so AED 8,000, and a new rent of up to AED 88,000. The exam asks the band, then the sum. The figures here are illustrative.
Three confusions for a private manager
Private card or management card. Read who the person manages for. One owner’s own portfolio points to the private card.
Ejari or the lease. The lease is the contract. Ejari is its registration, with its own fee: AED 100 plus AED 10 and AED 10 online, or AED 120 plus a partner fee of AED 95 plus VAT at a trustee centre.
Own use and re-letting. An owner who retakes a property for own use cannot re-let it for 2 years if it is residential and 3 years if it is not. Do not swap the two periods, and do not confuse them with 90 days or 12 months.
Four lessons. Sums and notices, drilled.
Comprehension mode lets you read any practice question, its options, hint and explanation in French, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Russian or Chinese. Terms such as Ejari and Rental Dispute Centre stay in English, with their meaning in your language.
Each rule names the law it comes from.
Six practice quizzes. The hint removes two options, and the explanation shows the working.
Our own format: 40 questions in 60 minutes, no hints, no translation. The DLD publishes no format for this card.
We train you to 75%, a practice target and not an official pass mark.
More answers in the full FAQ.
That depends on the DLD rules for your case. The DLD lists the activity as a practice card; ask the DLD whether your situation needs it. We prepare the test, we do not decide who needs the card.
Yes: four lessons against six. It leaves out the broader management chapters and keeps tenancy law and the owner’s duties.
No. The DLD gives no question count, duration, pass mark or exam languages for it.
Yes. Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, French, Russian and Chinese are available for questions, hints and explanations.
$40 (≈ AED 149) for this card, paid once, 12 months of access. Or every DLD discipline with All-Access for $99 (≈ AED 365).
A property office to prepare? See team licences for brokerages, from 5 seats. Or try the free practice test first.
$40
≈ AED 149 · one payment · 12 months
Start my preparationRERA Exam is independent of the Dubai Land Department and RERA. It does not replace any DLD requirement and issues no card. Official rules and fees are on dubailand.gov.ae. Questions? Write to info@rera-exam.com or on WhatsApp.
