Property Ownership
A life estate in Connecticut grants the life tenant the right to:
AOwn the property in fee simple during their lifetime
BUse and enjoy the property during their lifetime, but not own it beyond their death✓ Correct
CPass the property to heirs at death as a regular inheritance
DMortgage the property for any amount without restriction
Explanation
A life estate grants the life tenant the right to use and enjoy the property during their lifetime. The property passes to the remainderman (or reverts to the grantor) upon the life tenant's death.
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