Reply #1: It probably depends regionally, but I know...

[CanuckAmok]

...that Mrs. Amok had a year in which to have her dad's name removed from the deed of his apartment, from the date he died.

She was a joint owner of the apartment, which may have made a difference, but she still had to remove him from all the paperwork. She actually did it ASAP, because she decided to sell it, and it had to be 100% in her name before she had the right to sell.