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Reversion

A reversion is the future interest a grantor retains when the grantor transfers a smaller estate and has not given the remaining future interest to a third party.

Official area

Property Ownership

Knowledge cluster

Freehold estates and future interests

Learning sequence

Define, distinguish, apply, retrieve

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Exam purpose

Recognize the rule, then reject the nearest look-alike.

Georgia lens

Apply the state distinction only when the facts call for it.

Connected terms

Connected to 4 terms and one official content area.

What does Reversion mean in real estate?

A reversion is the future interest a grantor retains when the grantor transfers a smaller estate and has not given the remaining future interest to a third party.

How is Reversion different from the closest exam answer?

A reversion returns to the grantor or the grantor's successors. A remainder is created in a different person.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

The interest arises from what the grantor retained under the conveyance. The deed language, not who happens to occupy later, controls classification.

Worked exam example

Scenario

An owner conveys a farm to Elise for life and names no taker after Elise. The owner retains the reversion.

Decision rule

A reversion returns to the grantor or the grantor's successors. A remainder is created in a different person.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

A reversion does not wait for a breach. It becomes possessory when the prior estate naturally ends.

Memory cue: A reversion does not wait for a breach.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

Which statement correctly explains Reversion?

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What is Reversion?

A reversion is the future interest a grantor retains when the grantor transfers a smaller estate and has not given the remaining future interest to a third party.

What is Reversion commonly confused with?

A reversion returns to the grantor or the grantor's successors. A remainder is created in a different person.

How does Georgia treat Reversion?

The interest arises from what the grantor retained under the conveyance. The deed language, not who happens to occupy later, controls classification.