This page sets out the licensing and regulatory registrations relevant to the operation of tenantscreen.ae. The site is operated by Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO. The information below is current at the date of last review and is published in the interests of transparency about who maintains the site and on what regulatory basis.
Operating entity
tenantscreen.ae is operated by Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO, a Free Zone Company established in the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority free zone. The full registered name is Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO. The trading name used across the lattice of sites operated by the company is Cendale.
Trade licence
Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO holds Trade Licence number 78065, issued by the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority. The licence authorises the company’s documents clearing and related property administration activities in the Dubai Silicon Oasis free zone and, by extension, across the United Arab Emirates as permitted under the free zone’s commercial arrangements.
Tenant screening, as a category of activity, is not separately licensed in the UAE. The activity is conducted within the broader regulatory framework governing personal data, credit information, and the property administration sector. The lawful basis for any element of screening conducted in the UAE rests on the underlying laws applicable to the activity, not on a separate tenant-screening licence; no such separate licence exists in the UAE regulatory framework at present.
VAT registration
Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO is registered with the Federal Tax Authority of the United Arab Emirates for Value Added Tax. The Tax Registration Number is 105334659700003. Where the site, in any future phase, charges for services, VAT is applied at the prevailing rate in accordance with Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax and its implementing regulations.
Regulatory framework relevant to the site
The activities described on tenantscreen.ae sit within several regulatory frameworks. The site itself, as a publisher of reference content, operates under the general regulatory framework for publishing and online services in the UAE. The activities the site describes — tenant screening, credit information access, identity verification — sit under their own frameworks, identified below.
Personal data
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 concerning the Protection of Personal Data and the supplementary instruments issued under it govern the processing of personal data in the UAE outside the financial free zones. The law is administered by the UAE Data Office. Where the site, in any future phase, processes personal data of users beyond standard website analytics, that processing is conducted in accordance with the law.
Credit information
Federal Law No. 6 of 2010 concerning Credit Information, as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2020, governs the collection and use of credit information in the UAE. The Etihad Credit Bureau is the federal entity established under this law. Where the site describes the bureau’s services or the use of credit data in screening, the description rests on the framework this law establishes.
Real estate and tenancy
Tenancy matters in Dubai are administered by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency of the Dubai Land Department, with disputes adjudicated through the Rental Disputes Centre. Tenancy registration in Dubai is conducted through the Ejari system. The legal framework includes Law No. 26 of 2007 on regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants in the Emirate of Dubai, and Law No. 33 of 2008 amending that law. The site’s discussion of Ejari history and rental conduct rests on these instruments.
Free zone establishment
Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO is established under the regulations of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority. The company’s constitutional documents and the conditions of its trade licence reflect the free zone’s regulatory framework.
What the site does not claim
This page identifies the regulatory framework within which the site operates and within which the activities it describes are conducted. The page does not claim that the operator of the site is the regulator of any of these activities. The page does not claim that the site exercises any regulatory authority. The page does not claim accreditation, endorsement, or formal partnership with any of the federal or emirate-level bodies named above. The site is operated by a private company; the regulators are the bodies named.
Verification of these particulars
The trade licence and VAT registration particulars above can be verified through the relevant authorities. The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority maintains records of trade licences it has issued. The Federal Tax Authority maintains records of VAT registrations. Where a user of this site or any counterparty has reason to verify the standing of Cendale Documents Clearing Services FZCO, the appropriate channels are those of the issuing authorities.