How do I update apps on a different account?

Ok, so i'm currently operating on 10.9.1 and some of the default apps on mac need to be updated before they can be used on Mavericks. After I installed Mavericks I attempted to update iMovie and iPhoto using my current app store account but it will only accept the password for my sisters account (because we used to share an account until I got my own). My sister has long changed the password for the password and I have limited contact with her as she lives far away so I cannot get the password. Is their anyway I can bypass this issue so that I can update these apps using my own account? Currently the only solution seems to be to delete ALL of the default apps that came with my Macbook (just because theyve all been updated using my sisters account) and repurchase the apps on the appstore using my new account... Obviously this option is rediculous and I shouldn't need to do this to use apps that came with my Macbook. Can anyone help me out with this? and also please note that getting the password from my sisters account isnt really an option and wont solve the problem in the long term...

Go to the Mac App Store main page, click on Support under Quick Links, contact Apple, and see what they say.
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