Full question:
I had a friend who was diagnosed with colon cancer two yeas ago. I was the one who took care of him (his family was in Africa) before he passed. On March 27 this year he told me that he would leave his car to me; so he requested for a notary public official to come to the hospital to have the car transferred to me. Everything went fine until the person who was supposed to execute the will came and said such a transfer would be illegal. My friend died two days later. I plan to transfer ownership of the car to my friend’s brother. Can I legally transfer the car to my friend’s brother, who is a foreigner or do I have a right to keep the car?
- Category: Gifts
- Date:
- State: Pennsylvania
Answer:
In Pennsylvania, generally, non-citizens can own and transfer personal property, including cars, just like citizens. There is no law preventing a foreigner from owning a vehicle in Pennsylvania.
Regarding the car's ownership, if your friend did not have a valid will stating that you should hold the vehicle for his brother, the car belongs to you. This assumes that your friend properly transferred the title to you before he passed away.
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