The four legal aid programs and the EHOC in Missouri held a statewide Zoom webinar, under funding from HUD, on the topic of "Preventing "Eviction". To view the webinar, click on the following link: webinar Please note, the video is located on YouTube and the audio has about a 25 second delay. If you click on the above link, you will be leaving this website. You may also view the information in pdf format linked below.
What is a Joint Tenancy?
Joint tenancy is a form of ownership by two or more individuals together. It differs from other types of co-ownership in that the surviving joint tenant immediately becomes the owner of the whole property upon the death of the other joint tenant. This is called a “right of survivorship.”
A joint tenancy between a husband and wife is generally known as a tenancy by the entirety. Tenancy by the entirety has some different characteristics than other joint tenancies, such as the inability of one joint tenant to sever the ownership.