Property Ownership
In Iowa, when real property passes to the state because an owner dies without a will and without known heirs, this is called:
AEminent domain
BEscheat✓ Correct
CCondemnation
DAdverse possession
Explanation
Escheat is the legal process by which a deceased person's property passes to the state when there is no will and no identifiable heirs under Iowa intestacy laws.
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