<P> In common law and statutory law , a life estate is the ownership of land for the duration of a person 's life . In legal terms it is an estate in real property that ends at death when ownership of the property may revert to the original owner , or it may pass to another person . The owner of a life estate is called a `` life tenant '' . </P>
<P> In common law and statutory law , a life estate is the ownership of land for the duration of a person 's life . In legal terms it is an estate in real property that ends at death when ownership of the property may revert to the original owner , or it may pass to another person . The owner of a life estate is called a `` life tenant '' . </P>
who owns the property in a life estate
who owns the property in a life estate
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life tenant