Property Ownership
In Mississippi, when two owners hold property as 'tenants in common' and one owner dies, that owner's interest:
AAutomatically passes to the surviving co-owner
BPasses to the deceased owner's heirs or devisees per their will or intestate succession — not automatically to the co-owner✓ Correct
CIs sold by the state to the highest bidder
DMerges with the surviving co-owner's interest after 1 year
Explanation
In tenancy in common (unlike joint tenancy), each owner's interest is freely transferable and passes through their estate upon death. The deceased co-owner's interest passes to their heirs or devisees — there is no right of survivorship.
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