Sec. 357.004.  CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY.  (a)  Estate property that is rented, with or without a court order, must be returned to the estate's possession in as good a condition, except for reasonable wear and tear, as when the property was rented.
(b)  The personal representative of an estate shall:
(1)  ensure that rented estate property is returned in the condition required by Subsection (a);
(2)  report to the court any damage to, or loss or destruction of, the property; and
(3)  ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.
(c)  A personal representative who fails to act as required by this section and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable to the estate for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the representative's failure.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.