The right of survivorship as an incident of tenancy by the entireties is abolished.

NOTES:

Joint tenancy: Chapter 64.28 RCW.
Safe deposit repositoryLease provision ineffective to create joint tenancy or transfer at one lessee’s death: RCW 11.02.130.

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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.