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To sell your RDP house, you must have the title deed and must have lived in it for eight years
Yes, you apply in the same way for an RDP house wherever you live
No, you can’t take up anyone’s place on the waiting list when they pass away
A letter of executorship is not enough proof on its own.
You will need the title deed and a conveyancing attorney to make mitigate the risk.
You need to make sure the title deed is in your child's name.
With the letter of authority, you can ask the municipality to transfer bills to your name
If the house was in your father's name, here are some things you can do.