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The municipality must have the agreement of the person concerned to withdraw the application.
The only legal way the deeds can be transferred is if your sister buys or inherits the house.
You can phone the Housing Enquiries Hotline and find out what happened to his RDP application.
You can contact the Housing Enquiries Hotline or approach your municipality.
It is illegal for a family to own more than one RDP house.
No, you need to find out who the owner of the property is.
The letter of authority goes to one of her three children.
You can lay a complaint at the Rental Housing Tribunal.
You can approach a pro bono legal organisation for help.
The children qualify as an indigent household.