n. a crucial relationship in the ownership of real property, which provides that each party owns an undivided interest in the entire parcel, with both having the right to use all of it and the right of survivorship, which means that upon the death of one joint tenant, the other has title to it all. Procedurally, on the death of one joint tenant, ti...
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A form of legal co-ownership of property (also known as survivorship). At the death of one co-owner, the surviving co-owner becomes sole owner of the property. Tenancy by the entirety is a special form of joint tenancy between a husband and wife.
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(from the article `inheritance`) ...him to retain for himself not only the income and enjoyment during his lifetime but also the power of management, disposition, and revocation. ... The two most commonly recognized forms of co-ownership in Anglo-American jurisdictions are joint tenancy and tenancy in common. In both forms each ... [...
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See Beneficial joint tenants.
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A form of ownership in which the tenants own a property equally. If one dies, the other automatically inherits the entire property.
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Is the ownership of a property by two or more persons. Each has an undivided interest with right of survivorship.
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When two or more people take title to the same property and simultaneously each owns 100% of the property, or has full rights to the property. At the death of one joint tenant, his or her share immediately transfers to the ownership of the survivor(s).
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It is the combined ownership of the real property or estate under the same title name by two or more persons, with undivided interest and full right to use part or entire portion of that property. It also has the right of survivorship, where if one of the tenant dies, the other can have the full title of the property.
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When two people own half-shares of a property. If one dies the other automatically takes the whole property
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- A form of ownership in which the tenants own a property equally. If one dies, the other automatically inherits the entire property.
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A method by which one person mutually holds legal title to property with other persons in such a way that when one of the joint owners dies his share automatically passes to the surviving joint owners by operation of law.
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A way for two or more people to share ownership of real estate or other property. In almost all states, the co-owners (called joint tenants) must own equal shares of the property. When one joint tenant dies, the other owners automatically own the deceased owner's share. For example, if spouses own a house as joint tenants and one dies, the survivor...
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Is a type of an account which has multiple owners.
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Form of legal co-ownership of property which gives the survivors, when one of the owners dies, the rights to the decedent's shares of the property. Tenancy by the entirety is a special form of joint tenancy between husband and wife. Compare tenancy in common.
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If you own land and property with one or more persons, your ownership is normally a joint tenancy. On the death of a joint tenant, their share automatically passes to the other joint tenants. Alternatively you may own the property as tenants in common. In this case you can leave your share of the property to someone else in your Will. In Scotland t...
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An undivided interest in property, taken by two or more joint tenants. The interests must equal, accruing under the same conveyance, and beginning at the same time. Upon death of a joint tenant the interest passes to the surviving joint tenants, rather than to the heirs of the deceased.
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A form of ownership in which the tenants own a property equally. If one dies, the other automaticall
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A form of ownership in which the tenants own a property equally. If one dies, the other automatically inherits the entire property.
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a holding of property, either real or personal, by two or more persons with each sharing the undivided interest, the entire tenancy passing to the survivor or survivors. Cf. tenancy in common.
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