Inheriting property in Italy- on occasion….meglio di no!
I am occasionally asked about property that immigrant families left behind that may still be ‘inheritable’ by the emigrant descendants. I’d like to tell you this story…. Yesterday at a family luncheon the talk turned to property taxes and Saverio began to talk about his high property taxes. Today your principal residence is tax-free but … Continue reading
Land ownership and Wills
Italians are very jealous about land ownership as a general rule, when family members emigrated communication was often non-existent or at least only lasted until either the immigrant or their parents died. On death, Italian law is very specific about who inherits the land. It should be divided equally among the children (if the wife … Continue reading
