Six mobile teams deployed to curb illegal bachelor housing in Farwaniya
As Kuwait Municipality continues efforts to remove dilapidated and unsafe properties in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh following the expiry of the demolition deadline, intensified measures are now underway to address the spread of illegal bachelor housing across the Farwaniya Governorate.
Head of the emergency team at the Farwaniya Governorate Municipality branch, Mohammed Al-Jalawi, revealed six mobile field teams comprising 12 inspectors, with two inspectors assigned to each area have been formed.
The teams have been tasked with monitoring residential properties rented to single men, particularly after authorities recorded the displacement of large numbers following the demolition of several violating buildings in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh.
Al-Jalawi told Al-Rai that, under direct instructions from the Deputy Director General of the Farwaniya and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorates Sector, Engineer Nawaf Al-Kandari, municipal teams coordinated with the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy to cut electricity to 21 properties found to be illegally rented to bachelors. These actions were carried out within a period of just 14 days.
He added that 38 formal warnings were also issued to violating properties during the same period, reflecting the municipality’s shift toward proactive monitoring rather than relying solely on public complaints.
Al-Jalawi explained that, in the past, municipal action depended largely on receiving reports about bachelor housing. However, the new approach relies on continuous field inspections by the mobile teams, in addition to reports and complaints received from residents.
Once a violation is identified, a warning is issued and a copy is forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Department for investigation and documentation.
After confirming the presence of single men, the municipality coordinates with the Ministry of Electricity and Water to disconnect power to the offending property.
He noted that the recent electricity disconnections were concentrated mainly in the Khaitan area, which accounted for the largest share, followed by Al-Rabia, Al-Omariya, Al-Andalus and Al-Firdous.
Al-Jalawi clarified that the municipality issues multiple violations against such properties, including unauthorized bachelor housing, misuse of a residential property for purposes other than those designated, and building violations resulting from the internal division of homes into multiple rooms.
He stressed that electricity will not be restored to any property until inspectors confirm, through field visits, that all bachelors have vacated the premises, official pledges have been signed, and all violations have been fully removed.
Regarding the method used to verify whether bachelors displaced from Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh have relocated to other areas, Al-Jalawi said this is determined by checking the residential address registered on the civil ID card and matching it with the actual place of residence.
The municipality affirmed that these measures aim to restore order to residential areas, protect public safety, and ensure compliance with housing regulations across Farwaniya Governorate.
