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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.
The first thing to check is that there is a title deed for the house.
Documents that you would probably need would include the title deed, your father’s will, his ID number and death certificate, plus a copy of your own ID.