Texas Estates Code

§ 357.004 — CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY

ES § 357.004Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 357. RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY · Art. A. RENTAL AND RETURN OF ESTATE PROPERTY

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(a)Estate property that is rented, with or without a court order, must be returned to the estate's possession in as good a condition, except for reasonable wear and tear, as when the property was rented.

(b)The personal representative of an estate shall:

(1)ensure that rented estate property is returned in the condition required by Subsection (a);

(2)report to the court any damage to, or loss or destruction of, the property; and

(3)ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.

(c)A personal representative who fails to act as required by this section and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable to the estate for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the representative's failure.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.