SCPA 1118 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1117 No separate bond or oath The public administrators within the counties of the city of New York shall not be required to file the designat... up ARTICLE 11 Public Administrators of the Counties Within the City of New York next SECTION 1119 Notice to consuls When the estate is that of a noncitizen it shall be the duty of the public administrator when making application for le... Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1118 Powers before issuance of letters Before letters are issued to him and subject to the provisions of section 1128 of this article the publ... Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 11 § 1118. Powers before issuance of letters Before letters are issued to him and subject to the provisions of section 1128 of this article the public administrator is authorized to: 1. Take possession of, collect and secure the personal property within his county of any person who shall die intestate or testate within this state or elsewhere or whose property shall arrive with the county after his death whenever there is no person eligible to act as fiduciary of an intestate or of a testator, if the executor named in the will refuses or neglects to act or is dead or his whereabouts are unknown or if he is not eligible to receive letters. 2. Take possession of, manage and collect the rents of the real property of an intestate whose distributees are unknown or, whose distributees if known, are non-domiciliaries or of a testator if the executor named in the will refuses or neglects to act or is dead or his whereabouts are unknown or if he is not eligible to receive letters. 3. Pay the funeral expenses of the decedent. 4. Sell as and when authorized by the court perishable property or such other property of the decedent as the preservation of the estate requires. 5. Sell at public auction all property delivered to him as the effects of persons whose deaths have been reported to him by the department of hospitals, the police department or any other department or person. 6. Defray the expenses of the foregoing activities and the expenses incidental to his application for letters.