​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Possibility of Reverter


A possibility of reverter is the future interest retained by a person who transfers land subject to a condition.


If the specified event occurs, the estate automatically returns to the original grantor.


For example, land granted “until marriage” reverts when the tenant marries.


The interest exists only while the determining condition remains possible.


This doctrine commonly applies to determinable interests in land law.