Property Ownership

The government's right to take title to property when a person dies without heirs or a valid will is called:

AEminent domain
BPolice power
CEscheat✓ Correct
DCondemnation

Explanation

Escheat is the reversion of property to the state when a person dies intestate (without a will) with no known heirs, or when property is abandoned. The state claims the property to prevent it from being ownerless.

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