{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-357.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 357.004","heading":"CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY.","body":"(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.\n(b) The personal representative of an 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, the property; and\n(3) ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE H. CONTINUATION OF ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 357. RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. RENTAL AND RETURN OF ESTATE PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.357.htm#357.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8940cd51490845f98ea7b17384695c2d4e1e6ad8dd9912c49869419cf96ce062","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-357.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-357.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}