Property Ownership
A grantor who conveys property with the phrase 'for as long as the land is used as a school' is creating a:
AFee simple absolute
BFee simple determinable✓ Correct
CLife estate
DTenancy at will
Explanation
The phrase 'for as long as' (or 'while,' 'during,' 'until') creates a fee simple determinable, which automatically reverts to the grantor (possibility of reverter) if the stated use ceases.
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