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In common law jurisdictions, what happens upon death depends on whether the property was held under a joint tenancy [1] or tenancy in common [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_estate#Joint_tenanc...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_estate#Tenancy_in_c...
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In common law jurisdictions, what happens upon death depends on whether the property was held under a joint tenancy [1] or tenancy in common [2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_estate#Joint_tenanc...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_estate#Tenancy_in_c...