Property Ownership
Under Texas law, a court action to physically divide co-owned real property among the owners is called:
AForeclosure
BCondemnation
CPartition✓ Correct
DReformation
Explanation
A partition action is a court proceeding in which co-owners of property (tenants in common or joint tenants) who cannot agree on a disposition may have the court physically divide the property (partition in kind) or order its sale with proceeds divided.
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