Tex. Est. Code Section 357.004
Condition of Returned Estate Property

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

Source: Section 357.004 — Condition of Returned Estate Property, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­357.­htm#357.­004 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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