Property Ownership

When a co-owner of a tenancy in common wants to sell but the others do not, the dissatisfied co-owner may seek:

ACondemnation of the property
BA partition action to legally divide or force a sale of the property✓ Correct
CA variance from the local zoning board
DAn easement across the other co-owners' portions

Explanation

A partition action is a legal proceeding in which a co-owner of jointly held property asks a court to divide (physical partition) or sell (partition by sale) the property when the co-owners cannot agree on its disposition.

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