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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 615 of Civil Code

English translation

1 - If the lessee does not commence enjoyment of the leased property, or enjoys it only partially, and this is attributable to his fault or to a matter relating to him personally, he shall remain bound by the lease and to perform the obligations imposed on him by the contract, so long as the lessor has placed the leased property at his disposal in a condition suitable for the agreed enjoyment. 2 - In this case, the lessor must deduct from the rent the value of the expenses he has saved because the lessee did not enjoy the leased property and the value of the benefit he has obtained by using the leased property for other purposes. Second Branch Certain Types of Lease First: Lease of Agricultural Land
Arabic original
١ - إذا لم يباشر المستأجر الانتفاع بالمأجور أو لم ينتفع به إلا انتفاعا ناقصا, وكان ذلك راجعا إلى خطئه أو إلى أمر يتعلق بشخصه, فإنه يبقى ملزما بالإيجار وبالوفاء بما يفرضه عليه العقد من الالتزامات ما دام المؤجر قد وضع المأجور تحت تصرفه في حالة صالحة للانتفاع المتفق عليه ٢ - وفي هذه الحالة يجب على المؤجر أن يخصم من الأجرة قيمة ما اقتصده من نفقات بسبب عدم انتفاع المستأجر بالمأجور وقيمة ما حققه من نفع باستعماله المأجور في أغراض أخرى.

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