Good luck, Paris. There is a non-negligible number of apartments where the owners can't be found. Paris is an old city. Some of these apartments are very old. The chain of ownership can be quite complex especially when descendants are involved. A friend told me he asked the guardian of a building for the owner details because he wanted to buy it. The guardian only had a 4-digit telephone number, that's how old the information was.
The last person to live there died in 80s. They did have 2 grandchildren one in Canada and the other in Australia. They did not know they inherited an apartment. Do to inheritance laws them and a cousin were the beneficiaries. And to sell this property it required their approval and a split of the proceeds. In total it took 18 months to buy this flat.
I really hope squatters take advantage of these apartments.
I mean, who actually looses in such a scenario when people don't even know they have inherited an apprtment?
The last person to live there died in 80s. They did have 2 grandchildren one in Canada and the other in Australia. They did not know they inherited an apartment. Do to inheritance laws them and a cousin were the beneficiaries. And to sell this property it required their approval and a split of the proceeds. In total it took 18 months to buy this flat.
I'm sure there are other stories like this.