Property Ownership
In South Carolina, 'escheat' means:
AThe government's right to tax real property
BWhen property passes to the state because the owner died without a will and no heirs can be found✓ Correct
CA lien placed on property for unpaid taxes
DA government purchase of property at market value
Explanation
Escheat is the reversion of property to the state when an owner dies intestate (without a will) and no heirs can be located, or when property is abandoned. It is one of the government's real property powers.
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