Section 7661 Of Article 4. Summary Disposition Of Small Estates From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
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. A public administrator acting under authority of this article
may:
(a) Withdraw money or take possession of any other property of the
decedent that is in the possession or control of a financial
institution, government or private agency, retirement fund
administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or
other person.
(b) Collect any debts owed to the decedent, including, but not
limited to, any rents, issues, or profits from the real and personal
property in the estate until the estate is distributed.
(c) Sell any personal property of the decedent, including, but not
limited to, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other types of
securities. Sales may be made with or without notice, as the public
administrator elects. Title to the property sold passes without the
need for confirmation by the court.
(d) Sell any real property of the decedent. The sale shall be
accomplished through one of the following procedures:
(1) The sale may be conducted subject to Article 6 (commencing
with Section 10300) of Chapter 18 of Part 5.
(2) With approval specified in the original court order for
summary disposition of the estate, the sale of real property may be
accomplished using a Notice of Proposed Action according to the
following requirements:
(A) The publication of the sale shall be accomplished according to
Sections 10300 to 10307, inclusive.
(B) The appraisal of the property and determination of the minimum
sale price of 90 percent of the appraised value shall be
accomplished according to Section 10309.
(C) If an offer meets the approval of the public administrator and
the offered price is at least 90 percent of the appraised value, a
notice of proposed action shall be made according to Sections 10581
to 10588, inclusive. If objection is not made to the notice of
proposed action, the sale may be completed without a court
confirmation of the sale. The sale may be consummated by recording a
public administrator's deed and a copy of the court order for summary
disposition that authorized the use of the notice of proposed
action.
(D) If an objection to the notice of proposed action is made
pursuant to Section 10587, the sale shall be confirmed in court
according to Sections 10308 to 10316, inclusive. The sale may be
consummated by recording an administrator's deed and a copy of the
court order confirming the sale.
(E) If objection to the notice of proposed action is not made
under Section 10587, the public administrator may still elect to have
the sale confirmed in court according to Sections 10308 to 10316,
inclusive, if the public administrator deems that is in the best
interest of the estate. Title to the property sold passes with the
public administrator's deed.