Prob. Code, § 10538 · Article 3. Powers the Exercise of Which Requires Giving of Notice of Proposed Action Under Some Circumstances
Prob. Code, § 10538
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The personal representative has the following powers:
(1) The power to grant an exclusive right to sell property for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(2) The power to grant to the same broker one or more extensions of an exclusive right to sell property, each extension being for a period not to exceed 90 days.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the personal representative may exercise the powers described in subdivision (a) without giving notice of proposed action under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10580).
(c) The personal representative shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10580) where the personal representative grants to the same broker an extension of an exclusive right to sell property and the period of the extension, together with the periods of the original exclusive right to sell the property and any previous extensions of that right, is more than 270 days.
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History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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