The 10% rent is for UNFURNISHED FLATS. The Landowners have circumvented this on SEMI FURNISHED and FULLY FURNISHED FLATS that allow them to increase more than 10% since it was mentioned in the law that only unfurnished flats are allowed the 10% maximum increase.

Click on this link if it helps. Maybe you can call Gulf times and ask the legal expert that they talked to in order to get this input:

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=81121&...

Good luck and I hope you get the favor your way. My rent is due for renewal this september so I'm hoping they won't go beyond 10% as well since it's a semi furnished flat.

Cheers.

Ronin.