law: Hindu Succession Act, 1956
  23. Special provision respecting dwelling houses
  Where a Hindu intestate has left surviving him or her both male
  
  and female heirs specified in class I of the Schedule and his or her property
  
  includes a dwelling-house wholly occupied by members of his or her family,
  
  then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the right of any such
  
  female heir to claim partition of the dwelling-house shall not arise until the
  
  male heirs choose to divide their respective shares therein; but the female
  
  heir shall be entitled to a right of residence therein:
  PROVIDED that where such female heir is a daughter, she
  
  shall be entitled to a right of residence in the dwelling-house only if she is
  
  unmarried or has been deserted by or has separated from her husband or is a
  
  widow.