In life estate in reversion, if the grantor is already dead, title passes to?

In life estate in reversion, if the grantor is already dead, title passes to?

• A. The life tenant
• B. Grantor's estate or heirs
• C. The grantee
• D. The lender

Answer: (B)

A life estate in reversion means the grantor keeps a future ownership interest that will return the property when the life estate ends. If the grantor is already dead, that reversionary interest becomes part of the grantor’s estate and passes to the grantor’s heirs (or to the executor to administer, if there’s a will). So, when the life tenant’s life ends, title automatically reverts to the grantor’s estate or heirs. The life tenant holds only life rights during their lifetime, not ownership after death, and the grantee is the person given the life estate, not the future owner. The lender has no automatic claim to the property just because the grantor died.

A life estate in reversion means the grantor keeps a future ownership interest that will return the property when the life estate ends. If the grantor is already dead, that reversionary interest becomes part of the grantor’s estate and passes to the grantor’s heirs (or to the executor to administer, if there’s a will). So, when the life tenant’s life ends, title automatically reverts to the grantor’s estate or heirs. The life tenant holds only life rights during their lifetime, not ownership after death, and the grantee is the person given the life estate, not the future owner. The lender has no automatic claim to the property just because the grantor died.