Fee Simple Defeasible
A fee simple estate held subject to a condition, so ownership can be lost or revert if the condition is violated.
Fee simple defeasible is ownership that continues only as long as a stated condition is met. If the condition is broken, the estate can end. In one form, title automatically reverts to the grantor; in another, the grantor has the right to retake the property.
It differs from fee simple absolute, which carries no such condition and lasts indefinitely.
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