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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 143.030 and 146.010, a personal representative has a right to the possession of all the real, as well as personal, property of the decedent and may receive the rents and profits of the property until the estate is settled, or until delivered over by order of the court to the heirs or devisees, and shall make a reasonable effort to preserve and maintain all such property, including, without limitation, by keeping in good tenantable repair all houses, buildings and appurtenances thereon which are under the control of the personal representative.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 12. Wills and Estates of Deceased Persons § 143.020. Right to possession of decedent's property - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-12-wills-and-estates-of-deceased-persons/nv-rev-st-143-020/
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