Property Ownership

A deed conveying North Dakota farmland 'to Sarah and Tom' with no other designation creates what type of co-ownership?

AJoint tenancy with right of survivorship
BTenancy in common✓ Correct
CCommunity property
DTenancy by the entirety

Explanation

In North Dakota, a deed to two unmarried persons without specifying the form of ownership creates a tenancy in common. Joint tenancy requires express language indicating the right of survivorship.

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