Property Ownership
In South Carolina, property ownership by two or more parties where shares can be unequal and each owner can sell their share independently is called:
AJoint tenancy
BTenancy in common✓ Correct
CTenancy by the entirety
DCommunity property
Explanation
Tenancy in common allows co-owners to hold unequal shares, sell or transfer their interest without the others' consent, and pass their share to heirs. There is no right of survivorship.
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