When A and B own property as tenants in common and A dies, who inherits A's interest in the property?

When A and B own property as tenants in common and A passes away, A's interest in the property goes to A's heirs. This is because tenants in common hold individual ownership of their respective shares of the property, which means that when one owner dies, their share does not automatically go to the surviving co-owner. Instead, it is transferred according to A's will or, if there is no will, according to the laws of intestate succession.

In the case of tenants in common, each owner's share is treated as an individual asset that can be bequeathed or inherited separately from the other owner's interests. Therefore, A's heirs inherit that specific portion of the property held by A, while B retains their own separate share. This principle distinguishes tenants in common from joint tenants, where the right of survivorship applies, and ownership would pass directly to the surviving member upon the death of one owner.