Property Ownership
Under Wisconsin law, a deed that passes title 'to A for so long as the property is used as a school' creates a:
AFee simple absolute
BFee simple determinable (possibility of reverter)✓ Correct
CLife estate
DEasement
Explanation
A fee simple determinable is an estate that continues only as long as a specified condition exists; when the condition ends (e.g., no longer used as a school), ownership automatically reverts to the grantor.
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