Mario Bought a Small House in Nelson and Was Puzzled

question 10

Multiple Choice

Mario bought a small house in Nelson and was puzzled when he saw the conveyancing documents, which referred to a transfer of a "fee simple." The following statements were made to him to explain the term. Which is incorrect?

• A) Technically, only the Crown owns the land, but the fee simple interest is the greatest bundle of rights, other than the Crown's, a person can own.
• B) The owner of the fee simple has the right to exclusive possession of the land and can sell it in his lifetime or dispose of it by his will.
• C) If the owner of the fee simple dies without a will, his estate reverts back to the Crown.
• D) The owner of the fee simple has rights to the surface of the earth and also to anything attached to it (e.g., crops, houses, fences).
• E) The owner of the fee simple also owns what is below the land subject to the reservations in favour of the Crown.

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