Property: Types of Free Hold Estates

So here are fun comic examples of the types of estates. The Examples are slightly alter versions of what were in class. If there is any errors please inform me to fix it.
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Fee Simple Absolute: 
Description: It is the complete ownership of the property and does not have a limited duration of ownership.
Key Words:
 "to X and his heirs,"  
"to X in fee simple absolute,"  
"all my right, title and interest to X,"   
"to X." (Most jurisdictions accept this by statue)

Life Estate:
Description: You own the Estate as long as you live. Upon death it returns to the grantor called a reversion or future interest called a remainder.

Key Words: For Life

 "to X for life, then to Y and her heirs."

 "to X for the life of Y and then to Z and her heirs."  

"to X and Y for their lives, then to the grantor." 

"to X for life, then to Y for life, then to myself." 

Fee Tail:
Description: Property that is passed down through one's pedigree Only a few states do this. (Mass.
Key Words:

 "to X and the heirs of his body, then to myself."

 "to X and his issue, then to Y and his heirs."

"to X and his descendants and then to the grantor and his heirs." 

 "to X and her lineal descendants, then to Y." 

 

Fee Simple Determinable:
Description: An estate with a  conditional interest by the grantor. If the condition fails it automatically reverts back to the grantor
Key Words:
"to Company A, so long as used for research purposes, then to the grantor."
 "to Company A while used for research purposes, then to revert to the grantor and her heirs."
"to Company A during such time as used as a Laboratory Building building, then to myself and my heirs."
"to Company A, until such time as it shall cease to be used for research purposes, then to the grantor in fee simple."



Fee Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent:
Description: This Estate has a conditional rule. Once the rule is violated the grantor my reclaim the property. But he has to use a civil action to repossess it
Key Words:

"to X upon the condition that if X should fail to keep his job for five years, then to the GR."
 "to X and his heirs, but if X remarries, then the grantor may reenter and
          repossess."
 "to X and his heirs, provided that when X remarries, the grantor may exercise
           his power of  termination."

Fee Simple Subject to Executory Limitation:
Description: A property which has an executory condition  Upon the termination of the condition it is transferred to a executory interest
Key Words:
"to Microsoft so long as Bill Gates remains CEO, then to the City of Seattle."
"to Microsoft, but if Microsoft should sell Windows Vista on the premises, to Y and her heirs.

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 I am Bilal Siddiqi. I am a first year at New England School of Law. This blog was created for educational purposes only.  All illustration produced on this site are original works of  art. They follow the stick figure design found in XKCD. These comics are not for commercial use (Unless you are granted permission). They may be used for educational purposes only. If you wish to to use them, use it. If you want to post the comic on your website, link it back to here.