United States — California Code

United States — California legislation

Probate Code, 1990

A personal representative may sell estate real or personal property if the chapter’s limits and conditions are met. If a personal representative refuses or neglects to sell property, an interested person may ask the…

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A personal representative may sell estate real or personal property if the chapter’s limits and conditions are met. If a personal representative refuses or neglects to sell property, an interested person may ask the court to order the sale in specified cases. If a will gives directions for how estate property must be sold, the personal representative must follow them unless the court orders otherwise. A personal representative may choose what estate property to sell first, may sell all or part of the estate’s interest in the property, and may sell by public auction or private sale, if the sale is otherwise allowed and subject to specified sections. A personal representative may treat estate assets as a unit for sale, but a private unit sale must meet a 90% minimum price and any sale involving real property must follow real-property sale rules.

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