Property Ownership
A Maryland fee simple defeasible estate is one where:
AOwnership is absolute with no conditions
BOwnership may be defeated (terminated) if a specified condition is violated✓ Correct
CThe estate is limited to the owner's lifetime
DThe property reverts to the state upon the owner's death
Explanation
A fee simple defeasible (conditional fee) is ownership that may terminate if a specified condition is broken (fee simple subject to condition subsequent) or automatically terminates (fee simple determinable).
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