Property Ownership

In Maryland, when two people own property as joint tenants with right of survivorship and one dies, the property:

APasses through the deceased's estate per their will
BAutomatically passes to the surviving joint tenant✓ Correct
CReverts to the state
DMust be sold and proceeds divided

Explanation

Joint tenancy with right of survivorship means the surviving joint tenant automatically receives the deceased tenant's interest outside of probate.

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