North Carolina § 28A-16-1 - Sales or leases without court order.
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§ 28A-16-1. Sales or leases without court order.
A personal representative has the power to sell, at either a public or private sale, or to lease, personal property of the decedent without a court order. A personal representative who sells or leases personal property of the decedent without a court order is not required to file a special report or have the transaction confirmed by the clerk of superior court, or to follow any of the procedure set forth in Article 29A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes, entitled "Judicial Sales," but shall include in the personal representative's next account, either annual or final, a record of the receipts and disbursements incident to the transaction. History (1868-9, c. 113, s. 16; Code, s. 1408; Rev., s. 62; C.S., s. 66; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 1975, c. 300, s. 6; 2011-344, s. 4.) Cross References. - As to incompetency and guardianship, see G.S. 35A-1101 et seq. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-344, s. 4, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date, substituted "the personal representative's next account" for "his next account" in subsection (b).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28A-16-1 ("Sales or leases without court order.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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