Property Ownership

A NH cemetery lot purchaser typically holds:

AFee simple absolute ownership of the lot

BA limited property right or license for burial use, not traditional fee simple✓ Correct

CA 99-year ground lease

DA joint tenancy with adjacent lot owners

Explanation

Cemetery lots are typically sold as limited property rights or perpetual easements for burial use — not traditional fee simple ownership. The cemetery association retains ownership of the land and its management.

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Key Terms to Know

Fee Simple

The highest and most complete form of property ownership — absolute ownership with the right to use, sell, or pass the property to heirs.

Joint Tenancy

Co-ownership where two or more people hold equal, undivided interests with the right of survivorship — when one owner dies, their share passes to the surviving owners.

Easement

A non-possessory right to use another person's land for a specific purpose.

Tenancy in Common

Co-ownership where two or more people hold undivided interests that need not be equal and pass to each owner's heirs — no right of survivorship.