Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1761

The cause of an obligation in a contract binding on both parties is the other contracting party’s obligation. - 336 - Obligation - The general rules governing reciprocal obligations in contracts binding on both parties entitle a person obliged to render a specific thing to refrain from performance so long as the other contracting party has not performed his reciprocal obligations, or to seek rescission. - A lease is a contract binding on both parties which imposes on the lessor an obligation to deliver the leased property in return for the lessee’s obligation to pay rent when due. An agreement to pay rent in advance entitles the lessor to retain the property or seek rescission if payment is not made when due.