Section 10004 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Where the personal representative determines in his or
her discretion that, by use or relationship, any assets of the
estate, whether real or personal, constitute a unit for purposes of
sale, the personal representative may cause the property to be
appraised as a unit.
(b) Whether or not the property is appraised as a unit, the
personal representative may sell all the assets described in
subdivision (a) as a unit and under one bid if the court finds the
sale of the assets as a unit to be to the advantage of the estate.
(c) No private sale of the assets as a unit may be made for less
than 90 percent of the sum of the appraised values of the personal
property and the sum of the appraised values of the real property,
appraised separately, or for less than 90 percent of the appraised
value if appraised as a unit.
(d) If the assets to be sold as a unit include any real property,
the sale shall be made in the manner provided for the sale of real
property, and the bid and sale are subject to the limitations and
restrictions established for the sale of real property. If the assets
to be sold as a unit are entirely personal property, the property
shall be sold in the manner provided for the sale of personal
property.