Property Ownership
A life estate in Arizona grants the life tenant:
AOwnership rights only during the measuring life, with the property passing to the remainderman upon death✓ Correct
BPermanent ownership rights regardless of the measuring life
CThe right to mortgage the property to the full fee simple value
DThe right to destroy or demolish improvements on the property
Explanation
A life estate grants the holder (life tenant) rights of ownership and use for the duration of the measuring life. When the measuring life ends, the property passes to the remainderman.
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