Ownership and estates
Reversion
The grantor’s right to get the property back when a lesser estate ends
Whenever an owner conveys less than they have — a life estate, a lease, a determinable fee — the remainder of the ownership stays with them as a future interest. When the lesser estate ends, possession reverts.
How the exam asks about it
Reversion goes back to the grantor; a remainder goes forward to a third party. That single sentence answers most questions in this pair.
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