Co-ownershipHow two or more people own property together.LawJoint tenancyNo distinct shares — all own thewholeRight of survivorship on deathCannot be left by willRequires the four unitiesCan be severed into a tenancy incommonTenancy in commonDistinct, possibly unequal sharesNo survivorshipShare passes under the will orintestacyOnly unity of possession requiredCommon where contributionsdifferTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSSurvivorship is the practical difference, and it overrides a will. Thatsurprises people regularly.Educational reference. Terminology and default rules vary byjurisdiction. Not legal advice.Co-ownershiplearnposters.com
Co-ownership — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Co-ownership poster

Joint tenancy against Tenancy in common, side by side.

Educational reference. Terminology and default rules vary by jurisdiction. Not legal advice.

Questions about the Co-ownership poster

What’s on the Co-ownership poster?
Joint tenancy against Tenancy in common, side by side. Joint tenancy: No distinct shares — all own the whole; Joint tenancy: Right of survivorship on death; Joint tenancy: Cannot be left by will; Joint tenancy: Requires the four unities; Joint tenancy: Can be severed into a tenancy in common; Tenancy in common: Distinct, possibly unequal shares; Tenancy in common: No survivorship; Tenancy in common: Share passes under the will or intestacy; Tenancy in common: Only unity of possession required; Tenancy in common: Common where contributions differ; Survivorship is the practical difference, and it overrides a will. That surprises peo…. Educational reference. Terminology and default rules vary by jurisdiction. Not legal advice.
Who is the Co-ownership poster for?
Co-ownership belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning property & equity can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Co-ownership poster?
Joint tenancy carries survivorship. Tenancy in common carries distinct shares. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Co-ownership belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Co-ownership?
Equitable Remedies, IP Rights Compared and Interests in Land sit alongside Co-ownership in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Equitable RemediesIP Rights ComparedInterests in Land
Is the Co-ownership poster free to download and print?
Yes. Co-ownership downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Co-ownership poster print at?
Co-ownership is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Co-ownership loses nothing.Printing guide

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