Section 9945 Of Chapter 15. Leases From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 15.
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. (a) At the hearing, the court shall entertain and consider
any other offer made in good faith at the hearing to lease the same
property on more favorable terms.
(b) If the court is satisfied that it will be to the advantage of
the estate, and, if the lease is for more than 10 years, that it is
to the benefit of interested persons, the court shall make an order
authorizing the personal representative to make the lease to the
person on the terms and conditions stated in the order. The court
shall not make an order authorizing the personal representative to
make the lease to any person other than the lessee named in the
petition unless the offer made at the hearing is acceptable to the
personal representative.