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As Dubai cracks down on crowded, illegal apartments, migrant workers have nowhere else to go
- Dubai authorities launched a crackdown on illegal subletting after a high-rise blaze in June 2023, targeting partitioned apartments across the city.
- This campaign followed multiple deadly fires, including one in Dubai’s historic Deira neighborhood in 2023 that killed at least 16 people in a partitioned unit.
- The crackdown forces low-paid migrant workers, who often earn $300 to $550 monthly, out of cramped spaces renting for roughly $220 to $270 per month with few affordable alternatives.
- Tenants such as Hesham and Ebony are facing anxiety and uncertainty; Ebony voiced concerns that current policies may be aimed at excluding many residents in Dubai, while short-term rental prices are anticipated to increase by 18% by the end of the year.
- Officials assert the effort ensures public safety and improves tenant quality of life, but the crackdown raises housing costs and stress for vulnerable residents with few legal housing options.
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Dubai is cracking down on illegal subletting in which a dozen or more migrants live in overcrowded apartments, leaving many low-paid workers scrambling for housing.
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