tenants-in-common Articles
Property Co-ownership Agreements
May 22nd, 2018 by | Property & Leases
Where two or more people own property, there needs to be complete understanding between the parties regarding their respective rights and obligations. This is particularly important when the co-owners are not married. Very often, the parties will assume they share the same views on how a property is to be maintained and whether or not… Read more »
Joint Tenancy and Tenants-in-Common Confusion
July 31st, 2014 by | Conveyancing, Property & Leases, Wills & Estate Planning
Like all legal fictions, the most common forms of land ownership seem deceptively simple but in fact they can be quite complicated. Anna Pantelios provides a useful outline of the differences between joint tenancy and tenants-in-common from a conveyancing perspective in her article “Joint Tenants or Tenants-in-Common?” but confusion continues. The legal consequences of getting… Read more »
Joint Tenants vs Tenants-in-Common
November 1st, 2012 by | Conveyancing, Property & Leases, Wills & Estate Planning
The consequences of not understanding the difference between joint tenants vs tenants in common can be costly. For example, how you own a property will determine whether your share of the property is passed down to your beneficiaries under the terms of your Will, or whether it becomes the property of the other surviving owners… Read more »
