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fee simple determinable

fee simple determinable noun: a defeasible fee created with clear durational language expressing a condition (e.g. "so long as", "until", "while") which causes ownership of a property to revert to the grantor upon the occurrence of that condition.

Noun

fee simple determinable (plural fees simple determinable)

  1. A defeasible fee created with clear durational language expressing a condition (e.g. "so long as", "until", "while") which causes ownership of a property to revert to the grantor upon the occurrence of that condition.
    • Joe gives Mike an estate in land "so long as no alcohol is brought onto the property"; this creates a fee simple determinable - if alcohol is brought onto the property, ownership of the land automatically reverts to Joe.

Forms of fee simple determinable

pluralfees simple determinable

Questions about fee simple determinable

What does fee simple determinable mean?
Fee simple determinable means a defeasible fee created with clear durational language expressing a condition (e.g. "so long as", "until", "while") which causes ownership of a property to revert to the grantor upon the occurrence of that condition.
What part of speech is fee simple determinable?
Fee simple determinable is a noun.
What is the plural of fee simple determinable?
The plural of fee simple determinable is fees simple determinable.

Words near fee simple determinable in the dictionary

  1. fee fees
  2. fee schedule
  3. fee schedules
  4. fee simple
  5. fee simple absolute in possession
  6. fee simple determinable
  7. fee simple subject to condition subsequent
  8. fee simple subject to executory interest
  9. fee simple subject to executory limitation
  10. fee simples determinable
  11. fee splitting

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