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A reversion in property law is a future interest that is retained by the grantor after the conveyance of an estate of a lesser quantum than he has (such as the owner of a fee simple granting a life estate or a leasehold estate).
In common law and statutory law, a life estate (or life tenancy) is the ownership of immovable property for the duration of a person's life. In legal terms, it is an estate in real property that ends at death, when the property rights may revert to the original owner or to another person. The owner of a life estate is called a "life tenant".
Reversion – A reversion occurs at the end of a life estate when the property or land reverts to its original owner, known as the grantor. An estate in reversion simply means at the end of the ...
Analysis (O): O has a reversion (see above), since there is a one-year gap between A's estate and the succeeding estate Analysis (A): A has a possessory interest for life Analysis (B): B has a springing executory interest, since B's future interest follows the reversion to O, and if B reaches the age of 25 years after A's death B's interest ...
In property law of countries with a common law background, including the United States and some Canadian provinces, pur autre vie (Law French for "for another['s] life") is a duration of a proprietary freehold interest in the form of a variant of a life estate. [1] [2]
“With a life estate, the baby boomer retains the right to use and reside in the property until their passing, after which the heir assumes ownership,” said Uphomes owner Ryan Fitzgerald, who ...
The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.
Life estates can provide effective means to create joint ownership of property, avoid probate and transfer property after death without incurring gift taxes. Parents commonly use them to bequeath ...