A. Mary and Kate are joint tenants of the property. B. Kate may not mortgage her interest in the property without Mary's consent. C. Mary and Kate are tenants in common. D. Mary and Kate are tenants in the entirety. A, B, and C are joint tenants, each enjoying a one-third share of their jointly owned property.
C dies suddenly.
In her will she specified that her husband, D, who is not a member of the tenancy, should inherit her share of the property. A and B, meanwhile, protest that the deceased tenant's share is rightfully theirs, to be split equally between them. The court will rule in A an B's favor. B. A and B are now co-equal joint tenants. C. Husband D acquires no interest in the tenancy as the result of his wife's will.