Sharjah issues three-month rent waiver for commercial tenants

Sharjah Asset Management, the investment wing of the Sharjah Government, has decided to waive the rent for tenants of Haraj and Jubil markets.

All shops within these markets will be exempted from paying rent for three months, the statement added.

الشارقة لإدارة الأصول تعفي مستأجري سوق الحراج وسوق الجبيل من الإيجار لمدة 3 أشهر
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The announcement was relayed via a Twitter post by Sharjah News, the official news agency for the emirate.

The move comes at a time when the UAE government is undertaking a series of measures to alleviate the financial burden on businesses and consumers as a result of the downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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