Joint Tenants Or Tenants In Common With Equal Shares In Pima
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Tenants in common gives you more protections and you can specify in a deed of trust what you would want to happen in the event of relationship breakdown (eg if one of you has first dibs to buy the other out, or a time limit on doing so etc) which is definitely better to decide now whilst you still like each other!
Joint tenants in common are usually referred to as JTIC, and it usually refers to property owned where rights of survivorship do not apply. It means that each individual owns a specific part of the property, and upon their passing, the other individuals will not have a right of survivorship to that specific portion.
Introduction. In Arizona, property law is governed by ARS Title 33. Joint tenancy with right of survivorship is covered in ARS 33-431. When real property is owned by multiple people, property law refers to it as a concurrent estate.
Further tenancy in common allows parties to hold unequal shares of property interest. Joint tenancy requires each co-owner to hold equal shares of property. Further, co-owners must transfer the deed at the same time. In this sense, joint tenancy is rigid compared to tenancy in common.
Joint tenancy is most common among married couples because it helps property owners avoid probate. Without joint tenancy, a spouse would have to wait for their partner's Last Will to go through a legal review process—which can take months or even years.
For instance, if you're married, the most common way to title your home is Tenancy by the Entirety (TBE).
Joint tenants (JT), or joint tenants with rights of survivorship (JTWROS), are the forms of ownership most commonly used by married couples.
Utilizing a revocable trust is the best way for a married couple to take title. Titling property in your trust avoids probate upon the death of both the initial and surviving spouses and preserves the capital gains step up for the entire property on the first death.
A joint tenancy is where two or more persons own the same property together. Together, the joint tenants own the whole asset, sharing undivided ownership. Common examples include real estate, shares and bank accounts.
