{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1159.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1159.004","heading":"CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY.","body":"(a) Estate property that is rented 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.\n(b) The guardian of the estate shall:\n(1) ensure that rented estate property is returned in the condition required by Subsection (a);\n(2) report to the court any damage to, or loss or destruction of, estate property rented under this chapter; and\n(3) ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.\n(c) A guardian who fails to act as required by this section and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable to the estate for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the guardian's failure.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1159. RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. RENTAL AND RETURN OF ESTATE PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1159.htm#1159.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"433eab4a6409636cbabf1f8ea321f363f9f5ec2a413ce322f630467d32401e74","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1159.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1159.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}