Property Ownership
Which type of ownership in North Carolina gives a married couple automatic right of survivorship?
ATenancy in common
BTenancy by the entirety✓ Correct
CJoint tenancy
DCommunity property
Explanation
Tenancy by the entirety, available only to married couples in North Carolina, includes the right of survivorship and protects the property from the individual debts of one spouse.
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