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I have recently gotten married and am currently living in a Condo; which is under my husband's as well as his parents' names. Under the recent change in HDB rules & regulations, my husband & I are not able to purchase a HDB flat (New or Resale). Our only option to get a place of our own would be a private apartment. If we choose to withdraw my husband's name from the current condo, leaving the apartment to be under his parents' names, I assume we would both then be able to purchase a new HDB flat. However, my Question is, some day in the future, when our parents passed, would he be able to inherit the condo back again? My husband is servicing the mortgage. With the HDB Law prohibiting HDB owners to own a Private property, can we put our names to the condo in the future when our parents pass and will the condo to us - even if we are owners of a HDB flat then? We are thinking of options to get a new place; & leave the current condo for our parents to live in.
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J.A. Goh 吴永益
Dear Ms. Sen,

I would suggest, take out your husband's name from the Private condo. Then both of you can go ahead to buy HDB. You will need to stay in your HDB for 5 yrs, before you can own any private condo.

I believe your in-laws are healthy and they can stay in the condo now. If one day they passed, it might be 5 yrs later, by then it is no problem for your husband to inherit the condo. You won't break the rules this way. Don't think so far, think of current that your husband and you get a HDB. Who knows, 5 yrs time, the rules might change again.

Please feel free to drop me an email or call me directly for further discussion.

Thank you & Best Regards
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