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# Property purchased from a beneficiary who is deceased

Where the all beneficiaries are deceased, it is not necessary for the housing authority to try to locate heirs to validate that a transaction took place. The housing authority should examine the body of evidence pertaining to the transaction and where justified, transfer the property to the occupant and self-classified owner in line with this evidence. This might require the self-classified owner to apply for a [subsidy](/primary-transfer-toolkit/beneficiary-administration-and-transfer-toolkit/categorisation/d.-self-classified-owners-are-not-beneficiaries-but-are-the-original-occupants-of-the-property/submit-or-re-submit-a-subsidy-application.md) or follow the [regularisation process](/primary-transfer-toolkit/beneficiary-administration-and-transfer-toolkit/validation-regularisation-and-transfer/regularising-non-beneficiaries.md). 

If there is no evidence of a transaction, the housing authority may require the occupant to sign an affidavit warranting that he or she purchased the property. In addition, a suspensive clause could be added to the sale agreement that would nullify the sale if the occupants fraudulently claimed to have purchased the property.