Kuwait Court Rules Residents Have No Absolute Right to Government Housing in Taima, Must Vacate

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 21: Kuwait’s Administrative Court has upheld a decision by the Public Authority for Housing Welfare to withdraw government homes in the East Taima area, ruling that residents do not have an absolute right to retain state-owned housing without a valid legal basis.

The court, chaired by Counselor Abdulaziz Al-Khayyat, said renting or using government housing is a conditional right subject to the requirements and regulations established by law and does not, by itself, create an independent legal entitlement to the property.

In its ruling, the court found that the legal basis relied upon by the plaintiff to continue occupying the government housing had lapsed, allowing the Housing Welfare Authority to provide government homes on a rental or usufruct basis in accordance with applicable law.

The court also stressed that public funds may only be disposed of or managed under specific statutory authority. As the disputed property is considered public property, the plaintiff had no legal standing to claim an independent right over it, the court ruled.

The ruling further noted that the repeal of the relevant provision of Article 29 of the Housing Care Law under Legislative Decree No. 83 of 2025 removed the legal basis on which the plaintiff had relied to challenge the withdrawal decision.

The court therefore concluded that the contested decision was legally sound and consistent with the applicable legislation, and dismissed the lawsuit for lack of legal foundation.