Fee Simple Absolute
The highest and most complete form of property ownership, with rights that last indefinitely and pass to heirs.
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What does Fee Simple Absolute mean on the Texas real estate exam?
Answer: The highest and most complete form of property ownership, with rights that last indefinitely and pass to heirs.
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Fee Simple Absolute definition
Fee simple absolute is the greatest estate a person can hold in real property. Ownership is indefinite in duration, freely transferable during life or at death, and not subject to conditions that could end it. It carries the full bundle of rights: possession, control, enjoyment, exclusion, and disposition.
Most residential property is held in fee simple absolute. Other freehold estates, such as a life estate or a fee simple defeasible, carry fewer rights or conditions that can cut the estate short.
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