Property Ownership
In Connecticut, tenants in common each own:
AEqual shares with the right of survivorship
BUndivided interests that may be unequal, with no right of survivorship✓ Correct
CTheir property only during their lifetime
DA share that passes automatically to co-owners at death
Explanation
Tenants in common hold undivided interests in the whole property. Ownership shares may be unequal, and each owner may sell or devise their share independently. There is no right of survivorship — the deceased's share passes to their heirs.
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