Tex. Estates Code § 357.004
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 357.004, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 357.004. CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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