(a) Possession of estate property rented on credit may not be delivered until the renter executes and delivers to the guardian of the estate a note with good personal security for the amount of the rent. If the property is delivered without the guardian receiving the required security, the guardian and the sureties on the guardian’s bond are liable for the full amount of the rent.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a rental that is paid in installments in advance of the period to which the installments relate.

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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1159.003

  • Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
    (1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
    (2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
    (3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005