Municipality: Demolition of 263 Deteriorating Buildings in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh

The municipality issued an order to demolish 263 properties in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area, requiring owners to vacate and raze the structures within two weeks of the order’s publication in the official gazette, which appeared in yesterday’s Sunday edition. The decision cited reports from the Government Center for Testing, Quality Control, and Research under the Ministry of Public Works, which confirmed that the buildings were structurally unsound, on the verge of collapse, and posed an imminent threat to lives, property, and public safety.

The order, issued by the Municipality’s Director General and published in the October 4 edition of “Kuwait Al-Yawm,” stipulated that the municipality would demolish the buildings at the owners’ expense if they failed to do so within the allotted period.

Article One states that owners of the 263 properties located in the Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh area, listed in the attached schedule, must vacate and demolish them within two weeks of the publication of this decision in the official gazette, “Kuwait Al-Yawm.” This requirement follows findings from the aforementioned reports by the Government Center for Testing, Quality Control, and Research under the Ministry of Public Works, which confirmed that the buildings on these properties are structurally unsound, on the verge of collapse, and pose an imminent threat to lives, property, and public safety.

Article Two mandates that the competent municipal authority monitor the owners’ compliance with the demolition of the buildings listed in the schedule attached to Article One within the specified timeframe. If the owners fail to demolish the buildings after the expiration of the deadline set in Article One, the competent municipal authority will proceed with their demolition at the owners’ expense, after confirming that the properties are completely vacant.

Article Three assigns the relevant authorities the responsibility to implement this decision. It is to be published in the official gazette, “Kuwait Al-Yawm,” and takes effect from the date of its publication. The announcement shall serve as official notice to the owners of the contents herein.