Crackdown on illegal partitioned rooms and bed spaces is underway, targeting serious safety risks—from fire hazards to blocked emergency exits—in crowded residential buildings, particularly in ...

‘All I could afford': Dubai tenants told to leave illegal partition flats amid crackdown The Dubai Municipality had issued warnings earlier this month to vacate such 'unsafe' apartments ...

Such crackdowns have previously been conducted in other emirates as well. In the early 2000s, illegal partitions and sharing of villas were also banned and regular inspections are carried out.