Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Jersey
Wills and Deeds
If the deed is for ''tenants in common'' as opposed to ''rights of survivorship'', does a will trump the deed?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Wills and Deeds
Your question is not clear.
A deed to two or more people as tenants in common means that the ownership interest of one person is not automatically inherited by the other person on death.
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