If, at the time of death, the successor spouse actually occupies, as his or her principal dwelling, a dwelling belonging to the spouses or wholly dependent on the succession, he or she has by right, for one year, the free enjoyment of this dwelling, as well as the furniture, included in the succession, which furnishes it.
If his dwelling was secured by means of a lease or a dwelling belonging in undivided part to the deceased, the rents or the occupancy indemnity shall be reimbursed to him by the succession during the year, as and when they are paid.
The rights provided for in this article are deemed to be direct effects of the marriage and not inheritance rights.
This article is of public order.