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Transaction process / reviewed 2026-07-30

DLP — Defects Liability Period

A contract-defined period after completion or handover for notifying and rectifying specified defects.

A defects liability period is a contract-defined post-completion or post-handover window for notifying and rectifying specified defects. DLD separately describes a one-year 5% escrow retention under Dubai’s development-escrow law. The contractual DLP, statutory structural rights, manufacturer warranties and notice process are not interchangeable and should be checked in the exact documents.

Also used: Defects Liability Period / Defect rectification period

See the practical consequence

01 / Practical consequence

Why this term changes the decision.

Handover is the point to document condition, submit defects in the required form and preserve evidence. The buyer needs the contractual notice route, scope and deadlines before accepting that an item will be repaired.

First / Investor lens

Locate the effect on capital, timing, control, downside and exit evidence.

Then / Home and relocation lens

Locate the effect on use, handover, recurring obligations and long-term control.

02 / Official evidence

What the current authority record supports.

DLD’s current FAQ explains that Article 14 of Dubai’s development-escrow law retains 5% in the escrow account for one year after project completion to support the correction of defects appearing on completion or within that year.

Inspect 2 primary authority sources
  1. 01

    Dubai Land Department

    DLD frequently asked questions

    One-year escrow retention described under Article 14

  2. 02

    Dubai Land Department

    Dubai real-estate legislation

    Official consolidated legislation, including Law No. 8 of 2007

The authority record is the starting point. Live service wording, the registered record and the exact signed documents still govern the decision on the day it is made.

04 / Buyer questions

Ask before the next signature.

  1. 01

    When does the contractual period start and end?

  2. 02

    Which defects, systems and exclusions does it cover?

  3. 03

    What notice method and evidence are required?

  4. 04

    Which rights or warranties survive after that period?

05 / Related context

One definition rarely completes the transaction picture. Follow the directly connected terms, or return to the complete index.

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