What is a joint ownership agreement?

A joint ownership agreement enables owners of property to describe how they will purchase, finance, maintain, and potentially sell it. It is similar to many other types of contracts in that it defines the rights and responsibilities of each party.

What is Tenants in Common?

A tenancy in common (TIC) is one of three types of concurrent estates (defined as an estate that has shared ownership, in which each owner owns a share of the property). Even if owners own unequal shares, all owners still have have the right to occupy and use all of the property.

Can one joint owner sell property?

Joint ownership of a property simply refers to two people who each have a share in their property. Typically, if one person wants to sell the property then both parties need to agree in order for the sale to go ahead without having to involve the Courts.

What rights do joint tenants have?

What are joint tenants and tenants in common? Joint tenants means that both owners own the whole of the property and have equal rights to the property. If one owner dies the property will pass to the remaining owner. You cannot give the property to anyone else in your will.

Is my property joint tenancy or tenants in common?

Answer: Joint tenants and tenants in common are ways in which you can own property where there are two or more owners. As joint tenants, both parties will own the entire property. In practice, this means that while you have an equal interest, when one owner dies their share automatically passes to the surviving owner.

What happens when a tenant in common dies?

When a tenant in common dies, co-owners don’t automatically inherit the property. The person or entity who gets their share of the property is named in their will or revocable living trust, or, if there is no will, the property passes via the state’s intestacy laws.