ABSTRACT
If you own the property as tenants in common, you will each own a distinct share (usually equal shares, but unequal shares are possible). Because your share is distinct, you can give it away either in your lifetime or in your will. When one tenant in common dies, their share does not automatically go to the survivor. So, if Paul and Polly are tenants in common, either of them can give away their share in their lifetime or leave it in their will.
