California Civil Code section 683 defines a joint tenancy: two or more owners in equal shares, under one deed or will that expressly declares a joint tenancy, with a right of survivorship. Without that declaration, co-owners are tenants in common.
In January 2024, Ariana Madix filed a complaint for partition by sale against her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval over their Los Angeles house. Here is a partition lawyer’s analysis.
In a joint tenancy, co-owners hold equal shares with a right of survivorship. Here is how joint tenancy is created in California and what happens when it ends.
Milian v. De Leon (1986) 181 Cal.App.3d 1185 held that once a partition court finds a true joint tenancy, the co-owners generally share equally without reimbursement for unequal contributions.
Severing a joint tenancy changes what happens to your share when you die. Here is what severance means, why it matters, and how a co-owner can do it.
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