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Joint Tenancy with the Right of Survivorship
A form of undivided ownership that automatically grants each deceased owner's portion of the property to the surviving owners.

The right of survivorship prevents each owner from using a will to control the transfer of his or her portion of the property.

See: Tenancy by the Entireties