What characterizes the Life Tenancy in a Life Estate Pur Autra Vie?

In a Life Estate Pur Autra Vie, the defining characteristic is that the interest is tied to the life of an individual other than the life tenant. This means the rights to the property are held for the duration of another person's life, but once that individual's life ends, the interest reverts to the original grantor or their heirs.

While inheritable interests may exist in other forms of property ownership, in the case of a life estate, the interest is not inheritable by the life tenant’s heirs. Instead, it is limited to the life of the life tenant or the specified individual in the "pur autra vie" stipulation. Hence, the interest expresses the limited duration and transferability of ownership, reinforcing the non-inheritable nature of the life estate.

The distinguishing aspect of this type of estate is that it does not perpetuate beyond the life of the designated individual. Therefore, the interest clearly cannot be inherited, as it terminates upon the end of the designated life.