Rock, I think there is a stipulation for this upon mutual agreement of both tenant and landlord and the period is 2 months. The thing is, people are so desperate for housing that they have been taken advantage of. I hope this trend will start to die out as the rents decrease but we will have to see.

Good luck with your flat, Al Emadi is one of the better agencies here as they own their own properties, hence cutting out the middle man.

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