Property Ownership

A life estate grants the life tenant the right to:

AUse and occupy the property during their lifetime only✓ Correct
BTransfer the property by will to their heirs
CDestroy the improvements on the property
DEncumber the property with a mortgage that outlasts their life

Explanation

A life estate grants the holder the right to use and occupy the property during their lifetime. Upon their death, the property reverts to the original grantor (reversion) or passes to a named remainderman.

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