Georgia § 53-8-14 - Warranty; personal liability of personal representative.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 53-8-14 — Warranty; personal liability of personal representative., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53-8-14. Warranty; personal liability of personal representative.
Regardless of whether a personal representative has the powers provided by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 53-12-261 or by the corresponding provision of any statute incorporated pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 53-12-263 or otherwise has similar such powers, and regardless of whether such powers are granted by a probate court or are enumerated in or incorporated by reference into a will by a testator, a personal representative may not bind the estate by any warranty in any conveyance or contract. A personal representative shall not be bound personally by any warranty in any conveyance or contract, unless the intention to create a personal liability is distinctly expressed. (Code 1981, § 53-8-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-58/HB 865.) The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, rewrote this Code section, which read: "A personal representative may not bind the estate by any warranty in any conveyance or contract, nor shall a personal representative be personally bound by such covenant, unless the intention to create a personal liability is distinctly expressed."
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