It is necessary when the seller or previous owner has died and the property is being sold as a probate, as well as when the property has passed through several inheritances. An old document may not reflect subsequent data changes.
It is issued by the competent municipal administration at the last permanent address of the testator according to the applicable procedure. Sellers must provide an up-to-date document and additional deeds for the specific inheritance.
If not all entitled persons participate or the quotas are mistakenly accepted, the buyer may acquire less than the entire property or enter into a dispute with a co-owner. Particular attention is needed in the case of deceased heirs and inheritance by substitution.
What the document proves
What can you establish from it?
Each document answers a different question. A single document is rarely enough to prove title, completed construction work and the basis for payment at the same time.
What does it establish?
Determines which persons are named as heirs of the specific testator in the administrative certificate. It is an important starting point for calculating and verifying the chain of inheritance.
What does it not establish?
It does not prove that the testator owned the property, that all the heirs accepted or reserved their rights, that there was no will, renunciation, partition, subsequent transaction or encumbrance. It does not independently determine quotas in each complex case.
What to look for in the document
Which details should you compare?
Check testator, date of death, issuer and date, all heirs and deceased persons noted. Link the document to notarial acts, civil status acts, wills, waivers, divisions and subsequent entries.
What comes before and after?
First, the testator's right is proven. Then the chain of succession and quotas are established, and then whether each heir has made dispositions. Only then is a deal prepared with the right parties.
Where the document comes from
Finding and checking it
Mesto does not extract certificates for heirs and does not process the personal data in them. This is a document that is provided by the parties and reviewed within the specific legal review.
Ask for an up-to-date certificate from the sellers and confirm it through the competent municipality or the electronic service when applicable. In the case of a complex hereditary history, ask for all related documents.
When do you need a professional review?
A lawyer should calculate quotas and check wills, disclaimers, divisions and subsequent transactions. The notary verifies the parties for the particular transaction, but prior independent verification remains important.
Before you continue
Check these details
Use this list to prepare for a conversation with the seller or a specialist you trust.
- 01
Prove first that the testator was the owner of the correct property.
- 02
Track each deceased heir and each subsequent succession.
- 03
Check wills, renunciations, divisions and subsequent dispositions.
- 04
Ensure that all necessary persons are involved in the contracts.