Desk research against primary sources, with the issuing authority linked where a page states an official fee, rule or deadline.
The AED 10–30 per sqft range is wide because it is driven by the amenities the developer built in — pools, gyms, concierge and landscaped common areas all sit inside the service charge rather than being billed separately, so two buildings of similar size and finish quality can carry very different annual bills depending on what shared facilities they were built with.
On the worked example, a 1,000 sqft unit at AED 15/sqft produces the AED 15,000 figure quoted, but that number moves every year rather than staying fixed at purchase — check the RERA index for the specific building before buying rather than relying on what the current owner or agent quotes, since the index is what a dispute would actually be measured against.
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