Property Ownership

The right of partition in a NH tenancy in common allows any co-owner to:

ADivide the property in half vertically
BSeek a court order dividing the property or forcing a sale to dissolve the co-ownership✓ Correct
CEvict other co-owners from the property
DTransfer their interest to the government

Explanation

Any tenant in common may bring a partition action in NH Superior Court to divide the property physically (partition in kind) or force a sale and divide the proceeds (partition by sale) when co-owners cannot agree.

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