Massachusetts General Laws ch. 184 sec. 2 – Conveyance of land subject to contingent remainder, executory devise or other estate in expectancy
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Section 2. If a contingent remainder, executory devise or other estate in expectancy is so granted or limited to a person that in case of his death before the happening of the contingency the estate would descend to his heirs in fee simple, he may, before the happening of the contingency, sell, assign or devise the land subject to the contingency.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 184 sec. 2
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.