Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4228

Allocation of government houses to individuals. A stage preceding transfer of their ownership to them. Its implication: they have only the right of residence. Transfer of ownership to them. Its condition. Submission of an application for issuance of a title deed and approval by the competent administrative authority. - Issuance of the title deed in the names of both spouses. Its condition. Continuation of married life between them. Their divorce. Its effect. The divorced woman has only the right of residence, even if the allocation decision listed her as a wife.