If you grant your grandma a life estate and she asks about her rights and duties as a life tenant, which of the following is true?
A) The life tenant can transfer the fee simple to someone in her will.
B) The life tenant is not responsible to make repairs to keep the property in good condition, only the fee simple owner has that responsibility.
C) The life tenant cannot rent out the property during the life tenancy.
D) If you make no indication of who the property is to go to when she dies, the property reverts back to your estate.
E) The life tenant after 20 years can establish an easement interest in the property.

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A life tenant cannot transfer the fee simple interest because their interest in the property ends upon their death. They are responsible for ordinary maintenance and repairs, can rent out the property, and cannot unilaterally change the property's ownership or rights, such as establishing an easement. When the life estate ends, if there's no remainderman designated, the property typically reverts back to the grantor's estate.

If You Grant Your Grandma a Life Estate and She