Two persons, A & B (or more) own the property together as joint tenants (no distinguishing of shares). If one owner passes away, the other owner becomes the sole owner. If there are more than 2 remaining owners, they will become the owners of the property as joint tenants. To enable the Registry to update the Land Title document (i.e. the Certificate of Title or duplicate Lease), you are required to file a document called Notice of Death.

Note: A Notice of Death is only applicable if the owners are joint tenants. It does not apply where the owners hold the property as tenants-in-common i.e. each owner has a distinct share in the property.

The Notice of Death is to be lodged together with a Lodgment Form at the Singapore Land Authority, 55 Newton Road, #12-01, Revenue House, Singapore 307987 between 8.30 am and 1 pm, Mondays to Fridays.

Please note that the lodgment hours, by law, close at 1 pm sharp. As the peak hour for lodgment is from 11am to 1 pm, it is advisable to file your document before 11 am.

For a soft copy of the Notice of Death form, please click here: Notice of Death.

The Notice of Death form should not be hand written.  It must be clearly legible, either typed, printed or photographically produced.  A witness, who must be 21 years of age and above, is required to witness the execution of the Notice of Death.  Please ensure that the name, ID No. and signature of witness are clearly stated in the execution clause of the Notice of Death.

For a sample of the completed form, please click here: Sample .

For a soft copy of the lodgment form, please click here: Lodgment Form. 

When lodging the Notice of Death or collecting title document, you must produce your original NRIC for verification by the SLA officer.  If the Notice of Death is to be lodged or the title document is to be collected by your representative, he must produce his original NRIC as well as your original NRIC for verification.  For security reasons, the management of Revenue House also requires the person calling at SLA to exchange his identity card or other form of identification with a photograph for a visitor pass at the customer service counter.  Please therefore ensure that you or your representative has two identification documents when visiting SLA.

• the original or a certified extract of the Death Certificate of the deceased; or
• the original or a certified true copy of the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration of the estate of the deceased.

A registration fee is payable by all mode of payments EXCEPT cash. The fee varies for different types of properties.

For the fee schedule, please click here: Fee schedule.

Note:
For private properties, please refer to the item Registration or notification of each of the following instruments:

If the deceased owner is holding the property as joint tenant(s), the surviving joint tenant(s) may lodge a Notice of Death. However, if he is holding as tenants-in-common, the personal representative of the deceased owner may lodge a Transmission Application on Death of Proprietor as regards the deceased’s share in land. The original or a certified true copy of the Grant of Letters of Administration or Probate of the will of the deceased owner will have to be produced for inspection. For other requirements, please refer to question on “How do I lodge a Notice of Death to inform SLA of the death of a Joint owner”.