Can a married woman and an unmarried man own real estate as tenants by the entireties?

Tenancy by the entirety is a type of joint ownership specifically designed for married couples. This form of ownership provides both spouses with equal rights to the property and includes a right of survivorship, meaning that if one spouse passes away, the other automatically inherits their interest in the property. To qualify for tenancy by the entirety, both parties must be legally married to one another at the time of acquiring the property.

In this scenario, since one party is a married woman and the other is an unmarried man, they do not meet the requirement of being a married couple, which is necessary for tenancy by the entirety. Therefore, this type of ownership arrangement is not available to them.

In contrast, joint tenancy and tenancy in common are other forms of property ownership that can include unmarried individuals without the marital requirement, but those do not provide the same legal protections and benefits associated with tenancy by the entirety.