Partition suits result in

• A. Foreclosure
• B. Creation of new co-ownership
• C. Dissolution of tenancy in common and joint tenancy; proceeds divided proportionally
• D. Granting easements

Answer: (C)

Partition actions are used to end concurrent ownership of real property when the owners cannot agree on how to handle it. For property held as tenancy in common, partition dissolves the co-ownership—either by physically dividing the land or by ordering a sale—and the proceeds are distributed according to each owner’s share. For joint tenancy, partition also ends the joint tenancy (the right of survivorship is lost) and converts the ownership to tenancy in common among the former joint tenants, with each share allocated proportionally. If the property is sold, the sale proceeds go to the owners in proportion to their interests. This is why the result described—dissolution of tenancy in common and joint tenancy, with proceeds divided proportionally—fits partition suits. Easements aren’t granted by partition, and partition does not create new co-ownership.