Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

The initial grant to Jane created a fee simple determinable because the language "so long as" establishes a condition that ties the continued ownership of the land to a specific use—residential purposes. If the condition is violated, the property interest automatically reverts to the original grantor or their heirs without the need for legal action. The sale of the property to a commercial developer planning non-residential use will trigger the automatic reversion. Other answers are incorrect because a fee simple subject to a condition subsequent requires the original grantor to take action to reclaim the property upon a violation, which is not the case here. A fee simple absolute involves no conditions, and the details of this conveyance clearly impose one.