| Residential Ejari | Commercial Ejari | |
|---|---|---|
| Property | Homes — apartments, villas | Offices, shops, warehouses, units |
| Documents | Tenancy contract, IDs, title deed | Plus trade licence and authorised signatory |
| Fees | Flat all-in service fee (from AED 299) | Service fee + government fees at cost (from AED 599 + gov) |
| Unlocks | DEWA, residence visa | Trade-licence renewal, business operations |
A home you live in → residential registration. Business premises → commercial Ejari. A company housing staff → the corporate desk (staff accommodation).
Both register a tenancy in Ejari. Residential covers a home lease; commercial covers business premises like offices, shops and warehouses, with different documents and fees.
Use residential for a home you live in and commercial for business premises. If a company houses staff, that’s usually a corporate/staff-accommodation case.
Yes — a company can be the tenant of residential premises (for example staff accommodation); it’s handled as a corporate case.
Residential is a flat all-in service fee; commercial is a service fee plus government fees at cost, since commercial government fees scale with the premises.
Educational overview. Government fees are shown at cost for corporate/commercial cases. ejaries.ae is an independent service, not a government website.
