{"product_id":"vragen-48355-in-1983-heb-ik-samen-met-mijn-vriendin-een-huis-gekocht-het-staat-dus-op-beide-namen-door-omstandi","title":"Legal advice about housing after death","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n In 1983 I bought a house together with my girlfriend.\n So it's in both names.\n Due to circumstances we did not live together. \nI am in the house, they are still at home.\n The purchase contract literally states:\n\n Finally, the parties declared that in the event that one of the parties on the other hand should die at a time when the parties are actually living together, the said immovable property will remain in the possession of the surviving spouse without the latter being liable for any compensation, except that the debts relating to the said immovable property, including the mortgage obligations based thereon, must be paid by the surviving spouse as his own debts, with compliance with all obligations relating to these debts, while expressly indemnifying the heirs of the first to die for all damage suffered by said heirs as a result of the surviving spouse's failure to comply with these obligations, this provision is also made to meet an urgent obligation (on both sides) of morality and decency. \nThe party appearing on the one side, acting as stated, declared that he had received the stated purchase price from the parties appearing on the other side and that he therefore granted the buyers full remission and discharge.\n\n This text was retyped as is, except that I omitted the last sentence.\n\n Sadly, my girlfriend recently passed away.\n Am I now the sole owner of the house?\n What do I need to do now to get this done?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n You can contact the notary who is handling your girlfriend's estate. If there is no notary, you can hire a notary yourself to sort this out for you.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n I prefer to respond 'in private'. Would you please contact me directly?\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55017024684381,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-48355-in-1983-heb-ik-samen-met-mijn-vriendin-een-huis-gekocht-het-staat-dus-op-beide-namen-door-omstandi","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}