How do joint tenancies come to an end?

A joint tenancy can come to an end through Alienation: When a joint tenant alienates his potential share inter vivos the joint tenancy is severed and the person taking from him becomes a tenant in common with the other co-tenants who continue to hold their potential share as joint tenants. See case of

Dacosta v. Ofori Transport Ltd. [2007-2008] SCGLR 602

2.Partition: it can be done voluntarily or compulsorily by an order of court. A co-owner has a statutory right to compel partition even without agreement of the other parties. If it is seen that the physical and actual partition will be expensive and would produce absurd results the court would make an order for sale and share the proceeds. See the case

ADABLA AND ANOTHER V.KISSEH AND ANOTHER

3.Acquisition: Acquisition by one tenant of a greater share. Example if one joint tenant purchases the reversion. They now have unequal interest

4.Sale: If all the joint tenants agree to sell the land that joint title is transferred - Thames v. Campbell