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Texas Estates Code § 356.105

Report; Evidence of Title

Sale of Estate Property · Sale of Personal Property

(a) A successful bid or contract for the sale of estate personal property shall be reported to the court. The laws regulating the approval or disapproval of a sale of real estate apply to the sale, except that a conveyance is not required.

(b) The court's order approving the sale of estate personal property:

(1) vests the right and title of the intestate's estate in the purchaser who has complied with the terms of the sale; and

(2) is prima facie evidence that all requirements of the law in making the sale have been met.

(c) The personal representative of an estate, on request, may issue a bill of sale without warranty to the purchaser of estate personal property as evidence of title. The purchaser shall pay for the issuance of the bill of sale.

Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2023.