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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 860.07

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Personal representative: means a person, however denominated, who is authorized to administer a decedent's estate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

Except as under s. 860.09 (2), a personal representative has no power to give warranties in any sale, mortgage or lease of property which are binding on the personal representative personally or on the estate of the decedent.