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Law No. 2 of 1975 on the Leasing of Places and Buildings (Repealed)

Law Summary Record Type: LawNumber: 2Date: 11/02/1975 Corresponding to 30/01/1395 HijriNumber of Articles: 34Status: Canceled

Official Gazette :Issue: 2Offcial Journal Issue Publication Date: 01/01/1975 Corresponding to 18/12/1394 HijriPage from: 813

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First: General Provisions (24-28)

24 Article
1. 1.Where either party wishes to vacate the leased property, he shall inform the other party fifteen days in advance in the case of a lease which does not exceed three months, one month in advance in the case of a lease which does not exceed six months, and two months in advance in the case of a lease exceeding six months, unless there is another agreement stating otherwise.
2. 2.In all cases, notification shall be by registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt.
25 Article - Amended

1. The lease agreement shall terminate by the expiration of the term stipulated therein. Where the contract terminates and the lessee continues to take advantage of the leased property with the full knowledge and consent of the lessor, the contract shall be deemed renewed automatically under the same conditions as the first term.

2. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to existing lease agreements made before the date of the enforcement of this Law until the lapse of two years after the enforcement date.
26 Article

The lease shall not be terminated by the death of the lessor or the lessee. However, the lessee’s legal heirs may terminate the contract, and the terms of the vacation notice provided for in Article (24) hereof shall apply.
27 Article
1. 1.The lessee shall deliver the leased property to the lessor at the end of the lease term in the same condition in which he received it, excluding any damage or destruction to the leased property that occurred beyond the his control.
2. 2.The lessor shall be deemed to have received the leased property in the same condition in which it was delivered to the lessee, unless proved otherwise.
3. 3.Where the leased property remains in the possession of the lessee without any right thereto, the lessee shall pay an indemnity to the lessor based on the value of the property’s rent and the damage suffered by the lessor.
28 Article

(amended under Law No. (5) of 1967)

Where the lessee effected improvements to the leased property by building or planting, he shall leave such improvements on the property after the termination of the contract, unless there is a written agreement stating otherwise.

However, where the leased property is a place for practicing a trade, profession or otherwise, the lessee shall, only upon the lessor’s request, leave the improvements in their existing condition in consideration of compensation equal to their value.