Chapter 6. Estates
Article 2. Fee Simple Estates
- § 44-6-20. "Absolute Or Fee Simple Estate" Defined
- § 44-6-21. Words Necessary to Create Absolute Estate; Preference For Construing As Conveyance; Maker's Intention Controls; Parol Evidence
- § 44-6-22. Creation of Estate to Commence In Future; Fee In Abeyance; Fee Limited Upon Fee
- § 44-6-23. Construction of Words Such As "Heirs" Or "Heirs of Body."
- § 44-6-24. Estates Tail Abolished; Effect of Limitations Which Would Create Estate Tail By Implication
- § 44-6-25. Construction and Effect of Limitations Over After Death of First Taker
Article 3. Estates Granted Upon Conditions
- § 44-6-40. Grant of Estates Upon Conditions
- § 44-6-41. Conditions Precedent and Subsequent Distinguished; Preferred Construction and Remedy
- § 44-6-42. Right of Entry After Breach of Condition Subsequent
- § 44-6-43. Certain Conditions Void
- § 44-6-44. Effect of Legal Disabilities On Conditions; Notice of Condition
Article 4. Remainders and Reversions
- § 44-6-60. Nature of Estates In Remainder and In Reversion; Rights of Reversioner
- § 44-6-61. Vested and Contingent Remainders Distinguished
- § 44-6-62. Effect of Defeat of Estate On Remainder
- § 44-6-63. [Reserved]
- § 44-6-64. Creation of Remainders By Parol
- § 44-6-65. Creation of Remainder For Persons Not In Being; Vested Remainder Subject to Open
- § 44-6-66. Preference For Vested Remainders; Construction of Words of Survivorship In Wills
- § 44-6-67. Effect of Executor's Assent to Legacy to Life Tenant On Remainderman; Possession At Termination of Life Estate
- § 44-6-68. Validity of Limitations Over Upon Marriage of Widow
Article 5. Life Estates
- § 44-6-80. Nature of Life Estates; Estates During Widowhood
- § 44-6-81. Length of Life Estate
- § 44-6-82. How and In What Property Life Estate May Be Created
- § 44-6-83. Rights and Duties of Life Tenant; Forfeiture of Interest to Remainderman
- § 44-6-84. Ownership of Increase of Property
- § 44-6-85. When Life Tenant Entitled to Emblements
- § 44-6-86. Rights of Lessee Upon Termination of Life Estate
- § 44-6-87. Effect of Purported Sale of Estate By Life Tenant
- § 44-6-88. Demand For Bond By Purchaser of Life Estate In Personalty; Effect of Failure to Give Bond
- § 44-6-89. Removal of Personalty Beyond State By Life Tenant; Forfeiture; Restraint
- § 44-6-90. Jurisdiction of Judge of Superior Court As to Life Estates and Contingent Remainders
Article 6. Estates For Years
- § 44-6-100. "Estate For Years" Defined; Estate For Years In Lands Passes As Realty
- § 44-6-101. Estate For Years Distinguished From Contract of Hiring and From Landlord and Tenant Relationship
- § 44-6-102. "Lease" Defined; Extent of Interest; When Mining Interest Passes
- § 44-6-103. Tenant's Rights and Duties; Grounds of Forfeiture
- § 44-6-104. Right of Tenant For Years to Emblements
- § 44-6-105. Liability of Tenant For Years For Repairs and Expenses
- § 44-6-106. Dependent and Independent Covenants Or Conditions
Article 7. Tenancy In Common
Article 8. Joint Tenancy With Survivorship
Article 9. Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities
- § 44-6-200. Short Title
- § 44-6-201. Validity of Nonvested Property Interest Or Power of Appointment
- § 44-6-202. Time of Creation of Nonvested Property Interest Or Power of Appointment
- § 44-6-203. Reform of Disposition By Court to Approximate Transferor's Plan of Distribution
- § 44-6-204. Exceptions to Applicability of Article
- § 44-6-205. Applicability of Article; Court Reform of Nonvested Dispositions Created Before Article Became Effective
- § 44-6-206. Application and Construction of Article