Lease Automatic Renewal vs. Subsequent Unsuitability Claim

A property owner who entered into a lease agreement providing for automatic renewal unless notice was given six months before expiry, failed to provide timely notice and then claimed the lease termination based on the property being unsuitable for its intended commercial use. The court of cassation overturned the lower court's decision, reasoning that the contractual clause mandating a six-month notice period for non-renewal superseded the owner's subsequent claim of inapplicability due to the property's unsuitability, as the latter constituted a new ground for termination not covered by the agreed-upon automatic renewal mechanism.