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Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the nature of a fee simple absolute estate in real property?

  • It provides possession only for the duration of the owner's life, after which the property returns to the grantor or to a designated remainderman.

  • It creates an estate that will automatically terminate and revert to the grantor if a specified condition occurs.

  • It gives the owner the broadest possible interest in the land, but the property is still subject to governmental powers (such as taxation, zoning, and eminent domain) and to private encumbrances like easements or restrictive covenants.

  • It gives the owner title that cannot be transferred by will or inherited and will escheat to the state upon the owner's death.

Multistate Bar Examination
Real Property
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