92nd Engineer Battalion ENBN Board Practice Exam

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A property owner conveys a life estate to his brother for the brother's lifetime and designates his cousin as the person to whom the property will pass when the life estate ends. When the brother dies, what happens to the property?

The property reverts to the original owner. The property passes to the cousin in fee simple. The property goes to the brother's heirs. The property escheats to the state.

Correct Answer:

The property passes to the cousin in fee simple.

Explanation:

The cousin is the remainderman. Upon the death of the life tenant (the brother), the life estate ends and the remainderman takes fee simple title.

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