Three Siblings Own Their Property as Joint Tenants

question 54

Multiple Choice

Three siblings own their property as joint tenants. When one of them dies, his interest cannot be willed away to someone else. Instead, the two remaining siblings will now own title to half of the property instead of one-third each. The decedent cannot pass his interest by will to anyone other than the other joint tenants. This is most likely to be an example of _____.

• A) sole ownership
• B) joint tenants with right of survivorship
• C) tenants by the entirety
• D) tenants in common

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