Property Ownership

Vermont's 'partition action' in co-ownership allows a co-owner to:

APrevent other co-owners from selling
BSeek court-ordered division or sale of the property when co-owners cannot agree✓ Correct
CPurchase the other co-owners' shares at a discounted price
DConvert tenancy in common to joint tenancy through the courts

Explanation

A partition action is a court proceeding that allows a co-owner to force division of the property (partition in kind) or sale and distribution of proceeds (partition by sale) when co-owners cannot agree on the property's management or disposition.

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