Property Ownership
A life estate grants the life tenant the right to use and enjoy property during their lifetime. When the life tenant dies, the property passes to the:
ALife tenant's heirs automatically
BState of Oregon by escheat
CRemainderman or reverts to the original grantor✓ Correct
DNearest adjacent landowner
Explanation
When a life tenant dies, the property passes to the remainderman if one was designated, or reverts to the grantor (or the grantor's estate) if a reversion was created. The life tenant cannot will the property to their heirs.
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