Property Ownership

Under Alaska law, a life estate grants the life tenant the right to:

ASell the property in fee simple
BUse and enjoy the property for the duration of a measuring life✓ Correct
CPass the property to heirs free of any remainder interest
DEncumber the property beyond the measuring life

Explanation

A life estate grants the life tenant the right to use, occupy, and profit from the property for the duration of the measuring life. Upon that life's end, the property passes to the remainderman.

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