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Watch this home's ownership move from one person

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to the next.

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Fee simple absolute is the broadest private ownership

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estate.

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It is potentially perpetual and inheritable.

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The current owner can transfer it, and an

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heir can inherit it.

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Notice that our timeline has no preset ending.

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Compare that with a life estate, which is

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measured by a specified person's life.

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And compare it with a defeasible fee, which

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may end when a specified condition occurs.

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The word absolute does not erase legal limits.

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Taxes, zoning, and valid liens can still apply.

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Quick check:

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does fee simple absolute mean an owner can

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ignore zoning?

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No.

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Broad ownership still operates within the law.