North Carolina § 40A-69 - Property subject to life tenancy.
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§ 40A-69. Property subject to life tenancy.
If the property taken is subject to a life tenancy, the commissioners, the jury, or the judge may include in the judgment a requirement that: The award be apportioned and distributed on the basis of the respective values of the interests of the life tenant and remainderman; The compensation be used to purchase comparable property to be held subject to the life tenancy; The compensation be held in trust and administered subject to the terms of the instrument that created the life tenancy; or Any other equitable arrangement be carried out. History (1981, c. 919, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40A-69 ("Property subject to life tenancy.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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