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When Richard and Samantha purchased the store building as joint tenants, they each held an equal share of the property with the right of survivorship. This means that if one of them passes away, their interest in the property automatically transfers to the surviving joint tenant without the need for probate.

In this scenario, when Samantha died testate, which means she left a will specifying how her assets would be distributed, her share of the property did not go to her heirs as specified in her will. Instead, according to the principle of joint tenancy with right of survivorship, Richard automatically acquired full ownership of the entire store building.

Thus, Richard now owns the property solely in severalty, meaning he singularly possesses the entire interest in the store building without any co-owners, which aligns with option C.

The other options would imply a different legal status for the ownership after Samantha's passing, but due to the nature of joint tenancy and its right of survivorship, those scenarios do not apply here.