Property Ownership
A life estate in Massachusetts grants the life tenant the right to:
AUse and enjoy the property during their lifetime but not sell or mortgage it
BUse and enjoy the property during their lifetime and convey their interest✓ Correct
CPass the property to heirs at death as with fee simple
DExclude the remainderman from the property indefinitely
Explanation
A life tenant may use, enjoy, lease, and even sell or mortgage their life estate interest, but the conveyance is limited to the duration of their own life. Upon death, the property passes to the remainderman.
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