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If the house was in your father's name, here are some things you can do.
The first thing to check is that there is a title deed for the house.
Documents that you would probably need would include the title deed, your father’s will, his ID number and death certificate, plus a copy of your own ID.
You would need to go in person to the Deeds Office with the erf number of the plot and the full name and/or ID number of the previous owner.
Here's a suggestion about what you could do.
The problem is that it is only the title deed that can prove that your father-in-law was the legal owner of the RDP house. The municipality should have his application though.
There are several different ways of buying municipal land.
You could take your mother to Legal Aid and ask them to approach the court for a declaratory order that your mother is the legal owner of the house.
it may be best to contact the Cape Town Deeds office, but because you have to visit the office in person, you may prefer to go to the Deeds Office in King Williamstown.
The new owners cannot evict you without a court order. You are covered by the Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997.