confused:if someone can help i would appreciate, my mother-in-law who lives in the us inherited a condo in ponte dell'olio, piacenza in via armelli, a small flat, includes 2 rooms, services and garage, 50 sq. meters and garage that is 16 sq. meters, she was approached by letter from someone who claims to be a geom., technician collaberator, thay are asking her to sign notary deeds to have the right to own the condo, and want to charge 7,000 euros in taxes and 6,000 euros as a notary fee, they claim the condo is worth a minimum of 65,000 euros,they do not speak any english,we finally got them to send a letter in english, we have no idea how legitimate this is, what the process is , do you need a lawyer, an appraiser , a real estate agent, are they overcharging her, if someone can tell us how the process of inheritance and selling real estate works in italy i would very greatly appreciate it ,thank you

Hi
From my understanding there are no specific laws for selling a property you inherited unless there were prior outstanding unpaid tax issues when becoming the owner from the transfer of the deed during the transaction of the inheritance. They would have to be paid first in order to sell the property. This will be discovered by your own Lawyer or Notary that you hire to handle the sale of the condo.
The Letter: Never sign anything back unless you contact your own lawyer first to determine if this offer is legitimate. Is this a formalized “Contratto preliminare or Compromesso” at this point only a lawyer can determine that once he reads the letter, so seek legal advice to determine the legitimacy of the letter? I suggest you employ a home lawyer well versed in Italian real estate law and practice located close to your own residence in the USA.
Your mother in law apparently has received some form of an initial purchase offer and of course it’s up to your mother in law to accept the offer or refuse it at 65,000 Euros... its common in Italy for buyers to contact the true owner of the property first before proceeding with the drafts of legal documents. Seriously thou, have your own Lawyer address the buyer’s agent or representive who’s name is on this letter. Contact CJ a member of our forum for further legal advice or contact and visit the website of Giambrone Law and email Lawyer Ugo Tanda a copy of the letter you received for further instructions and legal advice. http://www.giambronelaw.co.uk/site/p...bronelaw.co.uk
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