Bilingual leases — Qatar
The version of the lease that decides a dispute is the Arabic one (Law 4/2008) — and in many portfolios it lives in a filing cabinet, a WhatsApp thread, or nowhere. Discovering that during an RDSC filing costs a certified translation under deadline (typically QAR 200–400 per page, express rates higher) and can delay the filing weeks — while unpaid rent keeps accruing. Knowing on day one which leases are missing their Arabic text turns that scramble into a routine upload. Indicative figures; every portfolio differs.
Every Qatar lease is really two documents: the Arabic text and the English text. Tenants read one; the Committee and the courts rule on the other — Arabic prevails. PMFriend keeps the pair together on the lease record.
Where to find it: Properties → open a property → Overview, on the Current-lease card. Two slots — English and العربية (badged Prevails) — upload or replace either.
With both versions on file, View side-by-side opens the pair on one screen — checking "does the English say what the Arabic says?" stops needing two monitors and four downloads.
What it does
- Two slots per lease — English and Arabic (marked Prevails), on the property's Current-lease card. Upload once; replace any time — the record always shows the current pair.
- Side-by-side view — both PDFs on one screen, so checking "does the English say what the Arabic says?" doesn't need two monitors and four downloads.
- Dispute-pack awareness — the RDSC dispute pack lists which contract versions are on file, and warns you prominently when no Arabic version exists for the lease you're about to file on.
What it deliberately does not do
PMFriend does not translate contracts — not with AI, not at all. The Arabic text of a lease is a legal document; it should come from your Arabic-qualified practitioner. We store it, show it, and tell you when it's missing. That's the honest boundary.
See also
- Dispute packs — Qatar →
- Compliance tracking — Qatar → — the registration timer for the same lease