Who is obligated to pay the annual municipal tax for an inherited house inhabited by four of the six heirs?
What the deceased leaves for their heirs is to be divided among them as Allah has commanded. If the heirs leave the house undivided and some of them live in it while others do not, the principle is that those who reside in it should pay the full rent for their occupancy. Municipality fees are to be paid from this rent, and then the remainder is divided among the heirs. If the occupants do not pay rent, they can bear the municipality fees in exchange for their residency. Otherwise, the remaining heirs have the right to demand the division or sale of the house, or to compel the occupants to pay rent. The advice is to divide the house, and then each heir can dispose of their share as they wish, for "the wealth of a person is not lawful [to take] except with his willing consent."
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