Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4395

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Expiry of the specified lease term. Its effect. Termination of the lease without need for notice. The tenant’s continued enjoyment without the lessor’s consent. He is considered a usurper. His continued enjoyment with the lessor’s knowledge and without objection from him. Constitutes a new lease. - Inferring the lessor’s knowledge or lack of knowledge and his objection to the tenant’s continued enjoyment of the leased premises after expiry of the lease term. Within the trial court’s authority, provided it is supported by what justifies it. Example.
Arabic original
انقضاء المدة المحددة للإيجار. أثره. انتهاء الإيجار دون حاجة إلى تنبيه. بقاء المستأجر منتفعاً دون رضاء المؤجر. عدُ مغتصباً. بقاؤه منتفعاً بعلم المؤجر دون اعتراض منه. يكون إيجاراً جديداً. - استخلاص علم المؤجر أو عدم علمه واعتراضه على بقاء المستأجر منتفعاً بالمأجور بعد انقضاء مدة الإيجار. من سلطة محكمة الموضوع ما دام مستنداً إلى ما يبرره. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٠٤٧/٢٠٠٦ تجاري جلسة ٢٠/٥/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٢ ص ٢٠١)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 864.

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