Chapter 4
Estates in Real Property

Index of Sections

§ 34-4-1. Presumed death from absence of life tenant.

§ 34-4-2. Grant for life with remainder to heirs in fee.

§ 34-4-2.1. Reservation of life estate with enhanced powers.

§ 34-4-3. Purported grant of estate greater than owned by grantor.

§ 34-4-4. Expectant estates not dependent on precedent estates.

§ 34-4-5. Bar of estates tail preserved — Defeat of expectancies provided for by grantor.

§ 34-4-6. Trustee of timber land subject to life estate.

§ 34-4-7. Sale or mortgage of real estate subject to contingent remainder, executory devise, or power of appointment.

§ 34-4-8. Notice of petition for sale — Representation of minors and parties not ascertained.

§ 34-4-9. Management of proceeds of sale — Supervision by court.

§ 34-4-10. Construction of amendment to § 34-4-9.

§ 34-4-11. Conveyance of contingent, executory, and future interests.

§ 34-4-12. Rights against lessee in remainderman taking precedent estate by merger.

§ 34-4-13. Rights of entry not defeated by descent or discontinuance.

§ 34-4-14. Liability of lands for debts of tenant in tail.

§ 34-4-15. Conveyance of fee simple by tenant in tail.

§ 34-4-16. Conveyance by life tenant and remainderman in tail.

§ 34-4-17. Barring of equitable estates tail.

§ 34-4-18. Right of grantee of equitable estate tail to conveyance of legal interest.

§ 34-4-19. Limitation of possibilities of reverter and rights of entry.

§ 34-4-20. Possibilities of reverter and rights of entry exempt from limitation.

§ 34-4-21. Limitation of restrictive covenants.

§ 34-4-22. Expiration of recorded options affecting real estate.

§ 34-4-23. Expiration of recorded instruments affecting real estate.

§ 34-4-24. Limitation of proceedings based upon right of entry for condition broken or possibility of reverter.

§ 34-4-25. Invalidity of certain restrictive covenants.

§ 34-4-26. Expiration of recorded rights affecting real estate.

§ 34-4-27. Title to real estate — Trusts.

§ 34-4-28. Title to real estate — Trusts — Conveyance to named trust.

§ 34-4-29. Governmental covenants and restrictions.

§ 34-4-30. Conveyance to or by nominee trust.