Unit 4 Flashcards
Tenancy in Severalty
property is owned by one individual, corporation or other entity
Tenancy in co-ownership
held by two or more people
Tenancy in common
each tenant holds an undivided interest in the property (do not have to own equal shares of the property)
Joint Tenancy
property owned by two or more people whether married or unmarried owning equal shares of the property
Right of survivorship
upon death of a joint tenant, the deceased’s interest transfers directly to the surviving joint tenant or tenants
4 Unities for JTROS
- Possession
- Interest
- TIme
- Title
Possession
all joint tenants hold an undivided right to possession
Interest
all joint tenants hold an equal ownership interest
Time
all joint tenants acquire their interests at the same time
Title
all joint tenants acquire their interests by the same document
unity of possession
each owner is entitled to possession and the use of the entire property, even though each holds only a fractional ownership interest
If tenancy is not stated for co-owners, what time is it assumed to be?
common tenancy
Do you need the permission of other owners to sell your interest in a joint tenancy?
no
Partition Suit
a legal way to dissolve the relationship between co-owners of real estate when the parties do not voluntarily agree to its termination
Tenancy by entirety
special form of co-ownership that allows a spouse to inherit the other spouse’s ownership interest upon death; each spouse owns the property 100%; no need to go through probate
What is the default tenancy for married people
tenancy by entirety
Community Property
property bought together as a married couple, should one of the spouses die, 50/50 ownership and they can will it away to their spouse or someone else
Are community property rights recognized in TN
No
Separate property
either spouse owned before they were married, and remains separate
What are the community property rights?
- separate property
2. community property
Trust
device by which one person who owns the property transfers the ownership to someone else to hold or manage for the benefit of someone else
Who are the 3 parties involved in a trust?
- trustor
- trustee
- beneficiary