Eligibility

As the remaining family or single occupier, you are allowed to retain the existing flat, provided you:

• are a Singapore Citizen (SC) or Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR)
• are at least 21 years old
• satisfy our eligibility rules and conditions to own a flat

If there is a will

The deceased’s interest in the flat will be distributed according to the will.

You will need:

• Grant of Probate

The deceased’s family should engage a private solicitor to apply for this court order, which gives legal authority to the Executor (the person named in the will) to manage the deceased’s estate.

If there is no will

The deceased’s interest in the flat will be distributed according to the provisions of the Intestate Succession Act.

You will need:

• Grant of Letters of Administration

The deceased’s family should engage a private solicitor to apply for this court order, which gives legal authority to the Administrator to manage the deceased’s estate.

Registering your legal right as an Administrator/ Executor

Once the Grant of Letters of Administration or the Grant of Probate has been obtained, you can engage your own solicitors or appoint our solicitors to act for you to register your legal right as the Administrator or Executor.

If you wish to engage our services, you can approach the HDB Branch managing the deceased’s flat to make the necessary application with the following documents:

• Original copy of the Grant of Letters of Administration and Statement for Grant of Letters of Administration or Grant of Probate and will
• Original copy of the Syariah Court Inheritance Certificate (for Muslim estates only)
• A copy of the deceased owner’s death certificate
• Duplicate lease of the deceased’s flat
• Identity card(s) of all flat owner(s) and Administrator(s) or Executor(s)

If you are an Administrator/ Executor, you will have to:

• Sign the relevant documents
• Pay fees (stamp fees, conveyancing fees, etc.)
• Apply at the HDB Branch managing the deceased’s flat to transfer the flat to the beneficiaries as owners, subjected to our eligibility criteria and conditions governing transfer of flat ownership