How to sell a presented apartment

The process of selling an apartment that has given you as a gift is practically no different from the usual deal. However, to avoid misunderstandings, you need to know some of the features that we will consider in this article.

If you are the owner of the apartment that you got as a gift, in addition to the certificate of registration of property rights and technical passport for it, you must have a contract for the gift of this apartment and the act of its reception. Thanks to these documents, you are a full-fledged housing owner, and therefore you can fully dispose of them.

On our site you can download Blanches and Samples of the following documents:

First of all from the apartment you need write down all tenants. The next step will be the collection of the desired package of documents on housing. It must be included in it:

Your passport and its copy.
Certificate confirming the registration of rights to the apartment, and its copy.
Technical and cadastral passport.
Competently compiled apartment sales contract in three copies. Call it with a notary or not - you can solve at your discretion, it is not a prerequisite.
Act of receiving housing in three copies.
Receipt from the bank on payment of state duty for registration of the transaction.

According to Russian legislation, the property transferred to you under the contract of donation does not belong to other persons. Those. If you are married, your second half cannot claim this accommodation. Consequently, permits for the sale of property from the spouse do not need. However, it is worth considering that if you only own a share of the whole apartment, then first of all you need to offer you to buy your share your co-owners of housing. If they do not want to acquire your part of the apartment, then their failure must be issued in writing and register in the notary office.

Sample form of refusal of predominant housing here.

An example of filling out the refusal we have.

If the apartment is presented to a minor person who has not yet been 18 years old, to sell it much more stuck, but perhaps. To do this, you need to get permission from the guardianship. They will provide it only under the condition that the child will have another, equivalent or more accommodation in the area. That. Before selling such real estate, you need to purchase a minor other residential space.

Sample application for permission on our website.

An example of filling out the application here.

The sale of a gift real estate will be considered legal only after registering it in reparate. It is worth considering that if the apartment was in your property for less than three years, then after its sale it is necessary to pay a tax in the amount of 13% of the total cost, regardless of whether it was purchased or was obtained as a gift.

If you follow all the above conditions, the transaction can be carried out independently. However, if you are not sure about your abilities, it will be better to resort to the services of real estate companies or lawyers for a specific fee.