View Full Version : I inherited  ahouse with land in Russia, together with my aunt, half-half.
 
 tassvi57
Apr 10, 2011, 05:05 PM
I inherited  ahouse with land in Russia, together with my aunt, half-half. Now, she says since I am not aRussian citizen, I can't inherit and it stands in her way to inherit? Sounds fishy... HELP!
Thank you.
 Fr_Chuck
Apr 10, 2011, 06:21 PM
Perhaps not,  I am not up on Russian laws, but many countries have rules that only citizens can own property.  I know that in general land itself is not "owned"  the house that sits on the property is owned,  and the property is a "use" and the owner of the house has use of that land, since they build a house on it.  This comes from the 1993 Land Reform.
 
I did some quick checking and it does appear that non citizens may not have rights to own property,  but you need to clearify this though a attorney in russia
 
You need an attorney in that local area to represent you though this.
Land law is a very specialized law in Russia, so you will need someone that does just that.
 joypulv
Apr 11, 2011, 04:00 AM
She wants you to just sign over your half?  She should buy you out, and if she can't afford to, then you can both pay a Russian lawyer to figure out how the property can be sold and you each get half of the proceeds.