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Khaleej Times
13 hours ago
- Khaleej Times
Some Dubai landlords spend up to Dh45,000 after tenants instal illegal partitions
While Dubai authorities intensify inspections on illegal partitions in residential buildings, it's not just tenants who are being affected, but homeowners too who are facing serious consequences, often without their knowledge. S.L., a homeowner in Dubai Marina, discovered the hard way how illegal modifications by a tenant can lead to expensive and long-term damage. 'My tenant illegally sublet my house to more than eight people,' she said. 'They changed the locks, installed a shower in the powder room, and created partitions. I couldn't access my own house for months.' By the time she managed to enter her apartment, it had become almost unrecognisable. 'There was mold everywhere because the airflow was blocked by the partitions,' she said. 'All the doors in the house had swollen because of the constant moisture caused by the shower.' S.L. ended up spending Dh45,000 over four months to renovate the property and make it liveable again. 'The maintenance issues didn't stop immediately either. They continued for about a year and a half. It took a long time to get my house back to its original state,' she said. Landlords caught off guard Some homeowners said they were unaware tenants had converted their apartments into partitioned spaces or bed spaces, violating building codes and causing structural and ventilation issues. N. Ahmed, who owns a 2BHK flat in Al Barsha, said he only realised his apartment had been altered when the new building watchman raised a complaint. 'I had given the flat to a bachelor working in retail. During the agreement, he told me he would be staying with his family and his brother's family. But the reality was different,' said Ahmed. He explained that the previous watchman had turned a blind eye and even assisted tenants in creating bed spaces and partitions. 'The new watchman, who joined in May, warned the tenants first. When they didn't listen, he called me and informed me about the situation.' Ahmed said he was shocked when he came to check the apartment. 'I saw four people living inside, with curtains separating each section,' he recalled. 'They had turned part of the kitchen into a sleeping area and blocked one of the vents with plywood.' He has since stopped renting to individuals without conducting a full background check. 'It's just not worth the risk,' he said. Similarly, Mona, who owns two apartments in Dubai Marina, faced difficulties after one of her tenants sublet her unit through social media platforms. 'When I read the news about the Dubai Municipality crackdown, I decided to visit the flat on Sunday morning. What I saw shocked me. There were about 12 people staying in the 2BHK,' said Mona. 'The place was divided into five tiny cubicles. There was no proper ventilation, and the washroom had been modified,' she said. 'I asked everyone to vacate immediately and told the original tenant that only their family can stay, or else the contract would be dissolved. They agreed to terminate the contract.' Mona said she spent Dh12,000 to dismantle the cubicles, clean, and repaint the apartment. 'Even after cleaning and repainting, the flat still smells musty. Right now, it's empty, and even potential tenants feel something is wrong because of the smell,' she added.
Miami Herald
07-02-2025
- Health
- Miami Herald
Miami plastic surgeon's bad injections caused a Brazilian butt lift death, state says
Another doctor associated with a West Miami-Dade plastic surgery office surgery center has been accused by the Florida Department of Health of causing a Brazilian butt lift patient's death. The department's administrative complaint presents a new problem for Dr. Fermin Morales, board certified by the American Board of Surgery since 2009. He's had his Florida license since June 2011. State complaints, discipline and Brazilian butt lift injury or death present nothing new for New Life Plastic Surgery, 8400 SW Eighth St., which lists Morales among its surgeons. He couldn't be reached for comment by phone. New Life Plastic Surgery said the doctor was in, put a Miami Herald reporter on hold for several minutes, then hung up. . Deadly surgery in a Doral strip mall? In addition to New Life, West Miami-Dade's Boutinic Aesthetics lists Morales. He's no longer listed among the doctors at Doral's Venus Cosmetic Institute/DASO Plastic Surgery, in a strip mall at 7902 NW 36th St. But that's where Morales was working on June 7, 2023, when a 40-year-old woman the complaint calls 'S.L.' came to Venus for a Brazilian butt lift. The formal name 'liposuction with gluteal fat grafting' provides a solid description of BBLs. Fat is sucked from the abdomen and back area and reinserted into the glutes, but not in the glute muscles. The complaint says Morales documented using ultrasound guidance when putting the fat into S.L.'s glutes 'to assure the fat was placed in the correct area.' But, the complaint said, Morales injected fat into S.L.'s glute muscles. S.L. died the next day. The autopsy performed three days later, the complaint said, 'found copious globules of lacerated fat throughout S.L.'s left and right superficial and deep gluteal muscles' and 'fat globules in blood' in left lung vessels.' Injecting fat into glute muscles violates Florida Administrative Code. New Life's doctors since 2019 Among current New Life surgeons, Dr. Naveed Nosrati's insurance paid $250,000 in a malpractice lawsuit after a pulmonary embolism killed a woman three days after a December 2022 abdominoplasty. Dr. Julio Clavijo-Alvarez was fined by the state for his drain placement after a BBL and pre-signing blank prescription forms. Dr. Christopher Dress was recently fined for post-tummy tuck inaction. New Life alumni include Oliver Simmons (BBL death at New Life) and Harry Intsiful (BBL injuries that nearly killed a New Life patient, $995,000 malpractice insurance payout). State records say New Life's president is Daniel Gonzalez and vice president is Reynier Lara.
