{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-10514","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 10514","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the personal representative has the following powers:\n(1) The power to borrow.\n(2) The power to place, replace, renew, or extend any encumbrance upon any property of the estate.\n(b) Only a personal representative who has full authority has the power to borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 6. INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES [10400. - 10592.]","CHAPTER 3. Administration Under Independent Administration Authority [10500. - 10564.]","ARTICLE 2. Powers Exercisable Only After Giving Notice of Proposed Action [10510. - 10520.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c95ef40bf53476a3f8c721661529232cdd00dd8de88a1c57ad040686662193c0","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-10513","next":"us-ca/prob-10515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}