Property Ownership
A life estate in Maryland is an ownership interest that:
ALasts forever and passes to heirs
BLasts only for the duration of a measuring life✓ Correct
CCan be sold only to family members
DReverts to the state upon the life tenant's death
Explanation
A life estate is measured by a life (usually the life tenant's own life) and terminates at death, at which point the property passes to the remainderman.
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