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My current is situation is quite unique and I would like to seek advices. My aunt deceased on 8 November 2013. In her will, she left her 3 room HDB flat to be shared equally between my older brother and I. Please note that my older brother is a mentally disabled person currently attending MINDS. I am the trustee/executor of my aunt’s will. Currently, my older brother is age 32 and my age is 24. On 22 December 2014, I went down to the HDB branch in Jurong West, and the flat is currently registered under my name and the title deed is safekept by HDB ever since then till now. I have been paying the monthly conservancy fee for this flat from then till now as well.

My enquiries are as follows:

Q1: Am I allowed to hold on to the flat and rent the flat out?

Q2: If the answer to Q1 is ‘No’, can I wait 3 more years for my older brother to turn age 35 and changed the flat to his name so that the flat can be rented out?(Note: My dad is the deputy for my older brother)
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YT Tan (陈永达)
Good afternoon,

I think it will be better to clarify all these with the HDB branch office of your deceased aunt's HDB flat especially on whether can your brother be the sole owner of the unit in 3 years' time as he might not be have the mental capacity to do so.

Hope my opinions helps!

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HI,

For your case, since your case is a little special, you may appeal to rent out the house if HDB currently do not allow you to do so. As for the question of transferring the ownership to your brother when he turns 35 years old, that is also possible too.

Maybe I can request for you to drop me a call so that we can discuss about this and I can also answer some other questions that you may have. No worries as there are no obligations. So happens that my team and I are active in Jurong and we are also in Jurong every week to visit residents there. Do let me know if you wish to meet up too.

Looking forward to hear from you soon. Thanks,

Best Regards,

Jeffrey Heng
Branch Division Director
ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd
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(2014)
SAEA Real Estate Excellence Award Nominee - Best Client Service
(2012/2013)

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