93.150 Conveyance by tenant of greater estate than that possessed

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A conveyance made by a tenant for life or years, purporting to grant a greater estate than the tenant possesses or could lawfully convey, does not work a forfeiture of the estate of the tenant, but passes to the grantee all the estate which the tenant could lawfully convey.

Source: Section 93.150 — Conveyance by tenant of greater estate than that possessed , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors093.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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