Property Ownership
Under Delaware law, a life estate grants the life tenant the right to:
ASell the property in fee simple
BUse and enjoy the property for the duration of their life✓ Correct
CMortgage the property beyond the life estate term
DDevise the property by will
Explanation
A life tenant has the right to use and enjoy the property for the duration of their life (or the measuring life). They cannot sell a greater interest than they hold, and the property reverts to the remainderman upon the life tenant's death.
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