How is a Life Estate transferred to the Remaindermen?

Full question:

Looking for a form of conveyance from the Life Estate holder to the remaindermen

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  • State: Ohio

Answer:

A life tenant can sell or mortgage his or her life interest, but the interest sold or mortgaged is limited to the lifetime of the seller or mortgagee. Although the life tenant can sell the life estate, the buyer would have ownership rights only as long as the original life tenant lived. A remainder interest may also be sold.

 

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FAQs

A remainderman cannot mortgage the property while a life estate is in effect. The life tenant retains the right to use and control the property during their lifetime. Once the life tenant passes away, the remainderman will then have full ownership and can mortgage the property if they choose.