Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 524

Contracts containing essential conditions unusual in an ordinary lease. Their exclusion from the scope of application of Decree-Law 35 of 1978 concerning the Lease of Real Estate. Article 1 thereof. Its effect. Its subjection to the provisions of the Civil Code. - Termination of the contract upon expiry of the period specified therein. The exception. Agreement to extend it for another period if notice to vacate is not given within a specified time. Notice directed by one party to the contract to the other of his desire to terminate the contract and not renew it. The tenancy relationship is severed thereby from the date of its service. The consequence thereof. Possession of the disputed premises after expiry of the contractual term and unwillingness to renew it. Usurpation. - 450 - Civil and Commercial Procedure