Who will have ownership of a property when three of the four tenants in common die without a will? One of the deceased owners died without a will but has children that are claiming ownership?
If it's a true tenancy in common, which is likely given the number of owners, on the death of a co-owner his or her share does not pass to the remaining owners but passes to the deceased person's heirs. If there is a will, it would control who those heirs would be. If there was no will - i.e. intestacy - the share passes to the heirs at law, which would include the deceased's children.
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