Will Right to Occupy Property

A clause for a will, giving a beneficiary the right to occupy real property (which ends in specified circumstances). The beneficiary has an interest in possession limited to the real property itself (not the proceeds of sale).

What is a right to occupy?

In law if you own a property then your rights as owner include the right to occupy, that is, to live in your property. The law provides that the right to live in property is given first and foremost to an owner. (Instead of talking about ‘owning’ property the term having ‘title’ to the property is used by lawyers.)

What does right of residence mean in a will?

A right of residence is a right to live in a property and does not give the holder ownership of the property. … This means that the individual has an “interest for life” in the property or to put it another way, the right to live there for as long as they wish or until they pass away.