Land Use & Zoning

Escheat occurs when:

AA property owner fails to pay property taxes
BA property owner dies without a will and without heirs, causing the property to pass to the state✓ Correct
CThe government exercises eminent domain
DA lender forecloses on a defaulting borrower

Explanation

Escheat is the reversion of property to the state when an owner dies intestate (without a will) and leaves no heirs. It prevents property from being ownerless.

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