joint tenants
Property co-owners legally
Joint tenants are two or more people who own property together with equal shares and rights of survivorship.
When one joint tenant dies, their share automatically passes to the surviving owner or owners rather than to their heirs: The deed listed them as joint tenants, so when she died, he became sole owner.
This distinguishes joint tenancy from tenants in common, where each owner's share can be inherited separately.
Total concentration on something
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
- alienationState of being isolated
Legal land ownership document
- real propertyLand plus permanent attachments
- residential propertyReal estate for living
- commercial propertyBuildings for business use
- freeholdPermanent property title
leasehold · marital property · community property · family home · land title · dwelling · homestead · investment property
Shared title holders
- shared interestMutually held enthusiasm
- communal ownershipJoint holding by many
- equal sharesIdentical divisions of whole
- common ownershipShared control of assets
State of remaining alive
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- automatic transferSelf-executing movement between accounts
- decedentLegal term for deceased
Married partners
- married couplesPeople joined in matrimony
- domestic partnersUnmarried people sharing home and life
- family membersRelated persons collectively
- cohabitantsPeople sharing a residence
undivided interest
Total concentration on something
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- indivisibilityCannot be divided
property deed
Legal land ownership document
- real propertyLand plus permanent attachments
- residential propertyReal estate for living
- commercial propertyBuildings for business use
freehold · leasehold · marital property · community property · family home · land title · dwelling · homestead · investment property · vacation property
co-owners
Shared title holders
- shared interestMutually held enthusiasm
- communal ownershipJoint holding by many
- equal sharesIdentical divisions of whole
survivorship
State of remaining alive
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- automatic transferSelf-executing movement between accounts
decedent · estate planning · asset protection · wealth transfer
spouses
Married partners
- married couplesPeople joined in matrimony
- domestic partnersUnmarried people sharing home and life
- family membersRelated persons collectively
joint tenantssole owner
Exclusive holder of title
sole proprietor · sole ownership · single owner · individual ownership · severalty
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