joint tenancy
Dual estate ownership
Joint tenancy is a form of property ownership where two or more people hold equal shares with the right of survivorship—when one owner dies, their share automatically passes to the surviving owner(s) rather than to heirs.
This distinguishes it from tenancy in common, where shares can be inherited.
They held the house in joint tenancy, so when she died, he became sole owner.
Shared legal possession
- undivided interestTotal concentration on something
- equal sharesIdentical divisions of whole
- shared ownershipJoint holding of property
- equal rightsIdentical legal protections
coequal · mutual agreement · common ownership · indivisible · proportionate
Termination pay or disconnection
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- alienationState of being isolated
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- deedWritten property conveyance
State of remaining alive
- decedentLegal term for deceased
- predeceaseDie before someone else
- estate planningPreparing asset distribution posthumously
- automatic transferSelf-executing movement between accounts
Proof of land ownership
- deedWritten property conveyance
- real propertyLand plus permanent attachments
- residential propertyReal estate for living
- homeownershipLegally possessing residential property
married couples · domestic partners · family home · mortgage · refinancing · title insurance · property transfer · investment property
co-ownership
Shared legal possession
- undivided interestTotal concentration on something
- equal sharesIdentical divisions of whole
- shared ownershipJoint holding of property
equal rights · coequal · mutual agreement · common ownership · indivisible · proportionate
severance
Termination pay or disconnection
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- alienationState of being isolated
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
deed · legal title · privity · acquisition
survivorship
State of remaining alive
- decedentLegal term for deceased
- predeceaseDie before someone else
- estate planningPreparing asset distribution posthumously
automatic transfer · last survivor · death benefit · successor · outlive
property title
Proof of land ownership
- deedWritten property conveyance
- real propertyLand plus permanent attachments
- residential propertyReal estate for living
homeownership · married couples · domestic partners · family home · mortgage · refinancing · title insurance · property transfer · investment property · dwelling
joint tenancysole ownership
Undivided possession by one
individual ownership · severalty · separate property · sole proprietorship · community property
joint, junction, tenant, rejoin, enjoin, disjointed, tenants, tenancy, injunction