Ch 4 CA Legal Aspects Forms of Ownerships Flashcards
What is an ownership of realty by two or more persons, each of whom has an undivided interest, without the “right of survivorship”?
Tenancy in Common
In tenancy in common according to unity of __a__ the ownership is undivided. if I own 1/20 of the title, anyone can use any part of the property.
possession
What is called when all expenses are shared among tenants in common right to __a__ .
Contribution
What is called when terminate the tenancy in common on their own terms.
voluntary partition
One person wants to end the tenancy in common via Superior court and the other does not want to dissolve.
Judicial partition
Undivided ownership of a property interest by two or more persons each of whom has a right to an equal share in the interest and a right of survivorship, i.e., the right to share equally with other surviving joint tenants in the interest of a deceased joint tenant.
Joint Tenancy
In joint tenancy, what is the exception to right of survivorship?
one tenant murders the other joint tenant or involuntary manslaughter
Joint tenancy has how many unities?
Any time when one of the unity is missing, then the unity is broken.
4
possession - anyone has the right to use the whole house
interest - all tenants has an equal interest divided
time - all acquired the title at the same time
title - all taken same title
joint tenancy can encumber their interest with or without the other owner knowing?
without
What is called when joint tenant inherits the other interest, the lien from the deceased will be dropped. To removed the deceased lien, the certificate of death must be recorded to remove the lien.
right of survivorship
Joint tenant can be separated by __a__ (terminate co-ownership) or __b__ (change to tenancy in common and ends survivorship) by court proceeding to give 60 days.
a- partition
b- severance
A tenancy in common must include which of the following…? APartition BJoint equity CUnity of possession DAll of the above
Unity of possession
Which of the following is an example of a tenancy in common…? AReal estate syndication BTime-share CTownhouse DAll of the above
Time-share
A tenancy in common can be terminated through…? AEstoppel BPrescription CPartition DAll of the above
Partition
Which of the following is an example of concurrent title…? ATenancy in partnership BTenancy in common CJoint tenancy DAll of the above
All of the above