Legal Question in Civil Litigation in South Africa
My parents have passed on and I have been living in their house for the past 9 years paying all utilities bt now my sister says its her house can I register the title deed to my name since I live there?
Asked on 6/22/13, 3:41 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Derek Ziman
Ziman and Ziman Solicitors
There are a number of things that have to be looked at.
The house is presumably in the names of your deceased parents or one of them. There must be an executor to wind up their estates. He would deal with the house in terms of a Will or on the basis of intestacy. Then the house would become registered in the name of the beneficiary. You would have a claim against the estate for preserving the asset but you may have to pay rent for living in the house. Unless she is the sole beneficiary under the Will your sister does not own the house.
Answered on 7/25/13, 8:57 pm