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Three individuals form a general partnership to acquire and develop commercial real estate. Title to the property is taken in the partnership's name for partnership business purposes. This method of holding title is called:

  1. AJoint tenancy
  2. BTenancy in common
  3. CCommunity property
  4. DTenancy in partnership
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Correct answer: D. Tenancy in partnership

Property acquired by a partnership for partnership purposes is held as 'tenancy in partnership.' Each partner has an equal right to use the property for partnership purposes, but no partner has a separately transferable interest, and upon a partner's death the interest passes to the surviving partners rather than to heirs.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A. Joint tenancy involves individual co-owners with survivorship, not a business entity holding.
  • B. Tenancy in common allows individual transferable interests and passes to heirs, unlike partnership property.
  • C. Community property applies only to married couples, not business partners.

Tenancy in Partnership

A form of co-ownership where property acquired for partnership purposes is held collectively by the partnership, with no individual transferable interest.

  • Each partner has equal right to use property for business purposes
  • No partner may transfer their interest individually
  • Upon a partner's death, interest passes to surviving partners, not heirs

Memory trick: Partnership property stays with the business, not the individual.

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