Real Estate Chapter 8 - Freehold Estates
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What is a Freehold Estate?

An interest in land which permits possession without interference from others.

What are the two types of Freehold Estate?

  • Life Estates (correct)
  • Fee Estates (correct)
  • Leasehold Estates
  • Easements

    • What is a Fee Estate?

    A Fee Estate is inheritable and there are two types of fee estates.

    What are the two types of Fee Estate?

    <p>Conditional or Defeasible Fee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of Life Estates?

    <p>Voluntary Life Estates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Conventional Life Estate?

    <p>An estate deeded to someone whose ownership is limited in duration to the length of their life or another's life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the subtypes of Voluntary Life Estates?

    <p>Estate in Remainder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an Estate in Reversion?

    <p>It reverts back to the grantor after temporary ownership.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an Estate in Remainder?

    <p>It reverts to a third party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Reservation in Voluntary Life Estates?

    <p>The grantor transfers ownership but retains possession for the grantor's own life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the types of Legal Life Estates?

    <p>Curtesy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Homestead in Legal Life Estates?

    <p>Property occupied as the family home, protected from eviction by general creditors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Curtesy?

    <p>Interest in property given to the surviving husband that was owned by his wife at her death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Dower?

    <p>Interest in property a wife might acquire that her husband held at the time of his death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can a life estate do?

    <p>It can be leased</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Freehold Estates Overview

    • A Freehold Estate grants interest in land, allowing possession without interference from others, representing ownership of real property.

    Types of Freehold Estate

    • Two primary categories: Fee Estates and Life Estates, each with distinct characteristics and implications.

    Fee Estate

    • Inheritable interest in property, enabling transfer across generations.
    • Two varieties:
      • Fee Simple: Absolute ownership with maximum rights, continuing indefinitely.
      • Conditional or Defeasible Fee: Ownership subject to specific conditions.

    Life Estates

    • Ownership restricted to the duration of a person's life, non-inheritable.
    • Divided into:
      • Conventional Life Estate
      • Voluntary Life Estates (includes Estate in Reversion, Estate in Remainder, and Reservation)
      • Legal Life Estates (includes Homestead, Curtesy, Dower)

    Conventional Life Estate

    • Granted to an individual for their lifetime, ending upon their death.

    Voluntary Life Estates

    • Various forms where ownership and future rights are defined:
      • Estate in Reversion: Property reverts to the grantor after the life estate ends.
      • Estate in Remainder: Property transfers to a predetermined third party upon the conclusion of the life estate.
      • Reservation: Grantor retains possession of the property for their lifetime while transferring ownership to another.

    Estate in Reversion

    • Ownership reverts back to the grantor after the grantee's life estate ends.
    • The grantor maintains a future right to the property.

    Estate in Remainder

    • Property ownership is assigned to a third party (remainderman) once the life estate concludes.
    • Example: A home given to a son, reverting to the sister upon his death.

    Reservation

    • Ownership transferred but the grantor retains a life estate, living in the property until death.
    • Example: A son receives the family home while the parent continues residing there.
    • Established by law, providing specific protections and rights:
      • Homestead: Family home protected from eviction by general creditors.
      • Curtesy: Surviving husband's interest in deceased wife's property.
      • Dower: Wife's interest in property held by her deceased husband.

    Characteristics of Life Estates

    • Can be sold, leased, or mortgaged by the life estate owner.
    • Cannot be passed through a will nor "wasted" (damaged or misused).
    • Rights cannot be extended further than what the life estate holder possesses if transferred.

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