Property Ownership

Escheat in Missouri refers to:

AThe right of the state to take abandoned property after the owner dies without heirs or a will✓ Correct
BThe owner's right to exclude trespassers
CProperty taken for unpaid taxes
DTransfer of property by deed

Explanation

Escheat is the government's right to claim property when an owner dies intestate (without a will) and has no heirs. The property reverts (escheats) to the State of Missouri.

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