Property Ownership
In Vermont, a 'life estate' grants the life tenant the right to use and enjoy property during their lifetime, but the life tenant CANNOT:
ACollect rent from the property
BMake minor repairs to the property
CSell or encumber a fee simple interest in the property beyond their own lifetime✓ Correct
DPay property taxes from rental income
Explanation
A life tenant can use, occupy, and benefit from the property during their lifetime but cannot convey fee simple title or create encumbrances that extend beyond their life. They can only transfer their life estate interest, which ends at their death.
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