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RCW 11.48.020

Right to possession and management of estate.

Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case In Re Estate of Jones (2004)

Most recently applied in In re Westall (August 2018)

2010 c 8 s 2030; 1965 c 145 s 11.48.020

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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2445.SL) ***

Every personal representative shall, after having qualified, by giving bond as hereinbefore provided, have a right to the immediate possession of all the real as well as personal estate of the deceased, and may receive the rents and profits of the real estate until the estate shall be settled or delivered over, by order of the court, to the heirs or devisees, and shall keep in tenantable repair all houses, buildings and fixtures thereon, which are under his or her control.

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