Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4230

Allocation of government houses. Confers upon the allottee only the right of habitation. Ownership does not transfer to him merely upon payment of the price in full and fulfillment of the conditions prescribed in the housing welfare system. An application for issuance of a title deed to him and approval by the competent administrative authority are required. - Completion of the works whose cost is sought to be apportioned among the co-owners during the allocation period, which confers only the right of habitation; the holder of the right of habitation not bearing, without his consent, during his enjoyment of the undivided property, anything other than ordinary costs and maintenance expenses; and the court-appointed expert’s finding that the works carried out on the property were not necessary for its preservation, and consequently the two respondents not bearing these expenses without their consent. The appealed judgment’s reaching this conclusion. It must be upheld. - 831 - Ownership