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NRS 143.020

Right to possession of decedent’s property

Known as the Independent Administration of Estates Act

The act spans §§ 143–143 (99 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mathis v. County of Lyon (2011)

Most recently applied in Mathis v. County of Lyon (February 2011)

[106:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.106]—(NRS A 1999, 2290; 2009, 1665; 2017, 1676)

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 143.030 and 146.010, a personal representative has a right to the possession of all the real, as well as personal, property of the decedent and may receive the rents and profits of the property until the estate is settled, or until delivered over by order of the court to the heirs or devisees, and shall make a reasonable effort to preserve and maintain all such property, including, without limitation, by keeping in good tenantable repair all houses, buildings and appurtenances thereon which are under the control of the personal representative.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.