If title is held as Angela & Bob 50% as joint tenants, Chuck 25%, and David 25%, and Chuck dies, Angela holds what percent?

If title is held as Angela & Bob 50% as joint tenants, Chuck 25%, and David 25%, and Chuck dies, Angela holds what percent?

• A. Twenty-Five Percent
• B. Fifty Percent
• C. Seventy-Five Percent
• D. One Hundred Percent

Answer: (B)

The key idea is the right of survivorship in joint tenancy. Angela and Bob hold half the title as joint tenants, so that 50% is owned by them with survivorship between the two. Chuck and David hold the other half in some non-joint form (likely tenants in common), so their interests don’t automatically transfer to Angela on a co-owner’s death. When Chuck dies, only his own share would pass to his heirs or devisees; it does not shift into Angela’s joint-tenant half. The portion Angela and Bob own as joint tenants remains 50% of the title, so Angela’s ownership after Chuck’s death is 50% of the property.

The key idea is the right of survivorship in joint tenancy. Angela and Bob hold half the title as joint tenants, so that 50% is owned by them with survivorship between the two. Chuck and David hold the other half in some non-joint form (likely tenants in common), so their interests don’t automatically transfer to Angela on a co-owner’s death. When Chuck dies, only his own share would pass to his heirs or devisees; it does not shift into Angela’s joint-tenant half. The portion Angela and Bob own as joint tenants remains 50% of the title, so Angela’s ownership after Chuck’s death is 50% of the property.