Washington Code 11.04.071 – Survivorship as incident of tenancy by the entireties abolished
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The right of survivorship as an incident of tenancy by the entireties is abolished.
NOTES:
Joint tenancy: Chapter 64.28 RCW.
Safe deposit repository—Lease provision ineffective to create joint tenancy or transfer at one lessee’s death: RCW 11.02.130.
Terms Used In Washington Code 11.04.071
- Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
- Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.