Property Ownership
In Connecticut, which type of estate in land allows the owner's heirs to inherit the property?
ALife estate
BFee simple estate✓ Correct
CEstate for years
DTenancy at will
Explanation
A fee simple estate is freely inheritable and transferable. Unlike a life estate (which terminates on death), a fee simple interest can be passed to heirs through a will or intestate succession.
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