Property Ownership
In South Carolina, 'partition' of co-owned property means:
AInstalling a physical partition (wall) in the property
BDividing co-owned property among the owners, either voluntarily or through court action✓ Correct
CSeparating the land from the improvements for tax purposes
DA tax partition of assessed value between co-owners
Explanation
Partition is the division of jointly owned property. It can occur voluntarily (by agreement) or through a court-ordered partition action. In a partition action, the court may physically divide the property or order it sold with proceeds divided among co-owners.
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