Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4396

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

English translation of the principle

Tacit renewal or extension of a lease not subject to exceptional legislation. The legislature distinguished between them. Its implication. The tenant continuing to enjoy the leased property with the landlord's knowledge and without objection from him. Its meaning. It constitutes renewal of the previous lease on the same terms and for an indefinite period, and the provisions of Article 567 of the Civil Code apply to its renewal.
Arabic original
تجديد عقد الإيجار غيرالخاضع للتشريعات الاستثنائية تجديداً ضمنياً أو امتداده. مايز بينهما المشرع. مؤدى ذلك. بقاء المستأجر منتفعاً بالمأجور بعلم المؤجر دون اعتراض منه. مفاده. أنه تجديد للإيجار السابق بذات الشروط ولمدة غير محدودة ويسري في شأن تجديدها أحكام المادة ٥٦٧ من القانون المدني.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٤٤٣/٢٠٠٧ تجاري جلسة ٢٣/٩/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٢٧)

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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