Property Ownership
A life estate grants the life tenant the right to use and enjoy property:
AIndefinitely, with the right to sell
BOnly during the measuring life, after which the property passes to the remainderman✓ Correct
CFor a fixed term of 99 years
DUntil the property is sold to satisfy a debt
Explanation
A life estate lasts only as long as the measuring life (usually the life tenant's life). Upon their death, ownership passes to the remainderman. The life tenant cannot encumber or sell beyond their interest.
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