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Property Law Act 2023
sec.26Corporation may hold property as joint tenant
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### sec.26 Corporation may hold property as joint tenant
A corporation may acquire and hold property in joint tenancy in the same way as if it were an individual.
If a corporation and an individual, or 2 or more corporations, become entitled to property under circumstances or because of a document that would, if the corporation or corporations had been individuals, have created a joint tenancy, the corporation and the individual, or the 2 or more corporations, are entitled to the property as joint tenants.
However, the acquisition and holding of property by a corporation in joint tenancy is subject to the same conditions and restrictions as attach to the acquisition and holding of property by a corporation in severalty.
If a corporation is a joint tenant of property and the corporation is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist, the property devolves on the other joint tenant.
(sec.26-ssec.1) A corporation may acquire and hold property in joint tenancy in the same way as if it were an individual.
(sec.26-ssec.2) If a corporation and an individual, or 2 or more corporations, become entitled to property under circumstances or because of a document that would, if the corporation or corporations had been individuals, have created a joint tenancy, the corporation and the individual, or the 2 or more corporations, are entitled to the property as joint tenants.
(sec.26-ssec.3) However, the acquisition and holding of property by a corporation in joint tenancy is subject to the same conditions and restrictions as attach to the acquisition and holding of property by a corporation in severalty.
(sec.26-ssec.4) If a corporation is a joint tenant of property and the corporation is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist, the property devolves on the other joint tenant.