The right to succeed to the interest of a decedent, by operation of law.
The survivor's right to the property of a deceased person. In the case of joint tenancy or tenancy by entirety (husband and wife), the undivided property passes to the survivor.
The distinguishing feature of joint tenancies and tenancies by the entirely which provide that, where land is held in undivided portions by co-owners, upon death of any joint owner, his interest in the land will pass to the surviving co-owner, rather than to his heirs or devisees.
Right to succeed to the interest of a deceased joint tenant; it is the distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy.
see Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship.
the right and some types of tenancy, through which the surviving tenants or coal owners gain all the title, interest, right to a property that once belonged to the person who is passed on.Right of survivorship does not require extra documentation or proceedings to take place.
An individual's right to a deceased tenant's share of jointly held property.
The right to succeed to the interest of a deceased.
The right of survivors, in joint tenancy, to acquire the interest of a deceased co-owner.
An arrangement that provides that when one party to a joint account dies, the other party inherits the balance.
A method of joint ownership where the surviving joint owner(s) gets title to the deceased's interest.
The right of a surviving tenant or tenants to succeed to the entire interest of the deceased tenant; the distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy.
Right entitling one owner of property held jointly to take title to it when the other owner dies.
Property held jointly whereby at the death of one joint owner, the other owner or owners succeed to full ownership by surviving under law.
Occurs when a joint property owner has provided for the passing of all property into the hands of the surviving joint owner. This will forego the need for probate.
The right of remaining co-owners to receive an equal portion of a deceased co-ownerâ€(tm)s share. The deceased co-owner has no rights of inheritance for his share.
The distinguishing feature of joint tenancies which provides that, where land is held in undivided portions by co-owners, upon the death of any joint owner, his/her interest in the land will pass to the surviving co-owner, rather that to his/her estate.
In a joint-tenancy, the property automatically goes to the co-owners if one of the co-owners dies. A co-owner in a joint tenancy cannot give away his or her share of the property. I Back to Top I ..........................................................................................................................................
An aspect of joint tenancy passing on from a deceased joint tenant's ownership to the surviving joint tenants.
The right of a survivor of a deceased person to the property of said deceased.
A right when property is co-owned and one owner dies. In that case, the entire, undivided property passes to the ownership of the surviving owner(s).
The right of a joint tenant to sole ownership of property after the other joint tenant(s) die• Jointly Owned Property
The right to receive full title or ownership due to having survived another person. (See Joint Tenancy.)
The legal term for the right of a surviving joint tenant to take title to a property alone upon the death of the other joint tenant.
bypassing probate, this right of a joint property owner provides that in the event of death, the surviving joint owner receives ownership in full. More info.
The right of joint owners to receive the other's share of property upon the death of the other owner.
In, the right of the survivors to acquire the interest of a deceased joint estate.
The right to acquire the interest of a deceased joint owner which is a distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy.
The right to acquire the interest of a deceased joint-owner. It is the distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy. Back to the Top
"The right of a surviving joint tenant to take the property of the other, deceased, joint tenant." Dukelow
Right of the surviving joint owner to succeed to the interests of the deceased joint owner. This right is a distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety. | Home
In joint tenancy, the right of the surviving parties to inherit the property rights of the deceased party. For example, when a husband dies, the wife would inherit the husband's interest.
The right of a surviving joint tenant to acquire the interest of a deceased joint owner.
Right of the surviving joint tenant to acquire the interest of the deceased joint tenant in joint tenancies and tenancies by the entirety without any probate proceedings.
A type of joint ownership where the owner who survives the other owner(s) takes title to the deceased person's interest.
In joint tenancy, when one of the joint tenants dies, the right of the survivors to the deceased's interest in the property
With regard to joint tenancy; it is the right of the surviving joint tenant(s) to receive the decedent's interest automatically and avoid probate. Example: A, B, & C own property as joint tenants, C dies, A & B now own C's property equally.
Right to acquire the interest of a deceased joint owner; distinguishing feature of a joint tenancy. A characteristic of a joint tenancy; upon the death of one of the joint tenants, his rights in the property pass automatically to the surviving tenant or tenants.
In joint tenancy, the right of survivors to acquire the interest of a deceased joint tenant.
The distinctive characteristic of a joint tenancy (also tenancy by the entirety) by which the surviving joint tenants) succeeds to all right, title, and interest of the deceased joint tenant without the need for probate proceedings.
Legal rule which states that at the death of one co-owner of property, that person's interest in the property automatically passes to the surviving joint tenant or tenants.
If one property owner dies, all ownership rights automatically belong to the surviving owner.
Right of the surviving joint owner to succeed to the interest of a deceased joint owner.
Survival right of a person when that person has an interest in the property of another, such as in a tenancy by the entirety.
The right of a surviving joint tenant to take ownership of a deceased joint tenant's share of the property. See joint tenancy
