the legal prohibition against tying up property so that it cannot be transferred
or vest title in another forever, for several future generations, or for a period
of centuries. The maximum period in which real property title may be held without
allowing title to vest in another is "lives in being plus 21 years. " Therefore,
a provision in a deed or will which reads, "Title shall be held by David Smith and,
upon his death, title may only be held by his descendants until the year 2200, when
it shall vest in the Trinity Episcopal Church," is invalid, but a provision that
"the property will be held by my son George for his life, and thereafter by his
son, Thomas, and for 20 years by his future children, before it may be conveyed
(transferred) [or title shall then vest in the church]" is acceptable under the
rule.
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