Answer to a question from a reader My father in-law had a house but he died in 2016, while he was waiting for his title deed. What can we do to get the title deed? The short answer The problem is that it is only the title deed that can prove that your father-in-law was the legal owner of the RDP house. The municipality should have his application though. The whole question My father in-law had a house but he died in 2016, while he was waiting for his title deed. The municipality has said it has reversed the title deed because he is no longer alive, and they are now taking back the house. But he left a will saying his grandchild is the beneficiary and my husband should take care of the house while she is a minor. Is that possible?