One of the registered owners has died. How can his or her name be removed from the title?
If it is a Joint Tenancy ownership, a statutory declaration may be completed by the surviving joint tenant or some other party who is able to declare the necessary facts. The declaration must be accompanied by an original death certificate issued by the Vital Statistics Registry, Medical Examiner’s certificate, funeral director’s certificate, cremation certificate or by a comparable authority if the death occurred outside Alberta. The original death certificate will be returned to you. If it is a Tenants-in-Common ownership or Sole Ownership an Application for Transmission on Death form may be completed. An original or court certified copy of the Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration under seal of the Surrogate Court of Alberta must be attached to the application. A notarized copy or photocopy is unacceptable. If it is issued from a court in a jurisdiction other than Alberta, it must be re-sealed by the Surrogate Court of Alberta. In either situation, the appropriate documents
