Ind. Code § 29-1-13-1

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 29-1-13-1 - Possession of property; duties of personal representative

Every personal representative shall have a right to take, and shall take, possession of all the real and personal property of the decedent. The personal representative:

(1) shall pay the taxes and collect the rents and earnings thereon until the estate is settled or until delivered by order of the court to the distributees;

(2) shall keep in tenantable repair the buildings and fixtures under the personal representative's control;

(3) may protect the buildings and fixtures under the personal representative's control by insurance; and

(4) may maintain an action:

(A) for the possession of real property; or

(B) to determine the title to real property.

IC 29-1-13-1

(Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1301; Acts1973 , P.L. 287, SEC.7.) As amended by Acts1976 , P.L. 125, SEC.5; Acts1979 , P.L. 268, SEC.4; P.L. 95-2007, SEC.10.