Hi, My friend is currently staying with his old ages parents in a 3-room HDB as an occupier. In the event if both the parents passed on, will he automatically become the owner of the flat ? Thank you.

Hi, anon! If the deceased owner of the HDB didn't leave a Will, the Interstate Succession Act will kick in, which means: The HDB will be distributed to the owner's spouse, children, parents, siblings, and grandparents -- in this order of priority.

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We talk more about HDB inheritance rules here if you'd like to read up on it: https://ohmyhome.com/en-sg/blog/hdb-inheritance...

Most people own HDB flats in a joint tenancy. When either of the parents passes on, the surviving parent will become the sole owner - a Notice of Death needs to be filed with SLA.

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When the last parent passes on, the child(your friend) can inherit the HDB flat. Depending on whether the last parent has a will the procedure will differ slightly. https://www.hdb.gov.sg/residential/living-in-an...

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This is assuming your friend is the only child. If he has siblings, the ownership will be shared equally between them (assuming there's no will).

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The complication comes if he or any of the siblings already own a HDB flat under their name. They will need to dispose of either the inherited flat or their existing flat.