Carmen, Westbrook, and Ashton are concurrent owners of a large commercial building. Ashton executes a will that leaves all his property to his son in the event of his death, but after Ashton passes away, his ownership interest in the building is acquired by the two remaining tenants of the building. Which of the following kinds of concurrent ownership would allow such a passage of title?
A. a tenancy by the entirety
B. a community property
C. a joint tenancy
D. a tenancy in common
Answer: C
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