Chinthaka, Karissa, and Dora Are "Joint Tenants" of a Piece

question 37

Multiple Choice

Chinthaka, Karissa, and Dora are "joint tenants" of a piece of land called Blackacre. As explained in the text, that must mean that

• A) they each pay an equal amount of rent to their landlord.
• B) they are all be related.
• C) if Karissa dies first, her interest will be acquired by either Chinthaka or Dora, depending upon which party is named in Karissa's will.
• D) they all acquired their interest at the same time.
• E) each person has the right to exclude the other two from at least one section of Blackacre.

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