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V.I. Code tit. 15, § 430 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 23 - Claims and Charges Against the Estate|Subchapter II - Payment of Claims and Charges|§ 430. Real property taxes

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no interest or penalty shall accrue on real property taxes during the time that the real property for which the taxes are owed is involved in probate proceedings.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 451 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 23 - Claims and Charges Against the Estate|Subchapter III - Application by Heir, Devisee, or Legatee for Possession and Distribution|§ 451. When application may be made

 At any time after the filing of the first quarterly account, any heir, devisee, or legatee may apply to the court by petition for an order that he have the possession and rents and profits of the portion of the real property to which he may be entitled and that payment be made to him of his legacy or distributive share of the personal property of such estate, as the case may be.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 452 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 23 - Claims and Charges Against the Estate|Subchapter III - Application by Heir, Devisee, or Legatee for Possession and Distribution|§ 452. Notice of application

 Notice of the application referred to in section 451 of this title shall be given to the executor or administrator thirty days before the time at which it is made.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 453 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 23 - Claims and Charges Against the Estate|Subchapter III - Application by Heir, Devisee, or Legatee for Possession and Distribution|§ 453. Bond by applicant

 (a) If, upon the hearing of the application referred to in section 451 of this title, it appears that the estate is but little in debt, the court may, in its discretion, grant the petition or some part thereof upon the condition that the applicant file with the court within a time in the order specified, an undertaking, with one or more sufficient sureties, for the benefit of whom it may concern, in sum double the value of such real property, legacy, or distributive share, to be void upon the condition that such heir, legatee, or devisee will pay, when required, his portion toward satisfying any claim against the estate. (b) The sureties in such undertaking shall have the same qualifications as sureties in bail upon arrest, and shall justify in like manner. The costs of the proceeding shall be paid by the applicant.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 454 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 23 - Claims and Charges Against the Estate|Subchapter III - Application by Heir, Devisee, or Legatee for Possession and Distribution|§ 454. Decree for satisfaction of claim

 (a) If, after the giving of the undertaking referred to in section 453 of this title, it becomes necessary, in order to satisfy any claim against the estate, to require the payment of all or any part of the sum herein specified, the executor or administrator shall apply by petition to the court for a decree to that effect. Notice of the application shall be given to the party filing undertaking twenty days before the time at which the application is made. (b) If, upon the hearing, it appears necessary and proper that such payment referred to in subsection (a) of this section should be made, the court shall decree accordingly, specifying therein the amount to be paid and within what time. If the amount is not paid within the time specified, the decree may be enforced against such party and the sureties in the undertaking by execution, in the same manner as a judgment in the district court.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 491 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 491. Sale by order of court

 No sale of the property of a decedent's estate is valid unless made by order of the district court, as in this chapter prescribed, or unless otherwise authorized by law or the decedent's will. The application for an order of sale shall be the petition of the executor or administrator and in case of real property a citation to the heirs and others interested in such property.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 492 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 492. Sale of property to pay charges, expenses and claims

 (a) Upon the filing of the inventory the executor or administrator may make an application to sell the personal property of the estate for the purpose of paying the funeral charges, expenses of administration, the claims, if any, against the estate, and for the purposes of distribution. The court shall grant such order if, in its judgment, it is for the best interest of the estate, and shall direct and prescribe the terms of sale upon which the property shall be sold, whether for cash or on credit. (b) If any articles of personal property have been specially bequeathed, they are to be exempt from the operation of the order of sale so long as any property of the estate not specially devised or bequeathed remains unsold or appropriated to the purpose specified in subsection (a) of this section. (c) When a testator has specially bequeathed any specific article of personal property, or given any legacy by will, and there is not sufficient personal property, besides such specific article or the value of such legacy, to pay the funeral charges, expenses of administration, and claims against the estate, the executor or administrator shall obtain an order to sell the real property sufficient to make up the delinquency, in the manner provided in this chapter. (d) When the proceeds of the sale of personal property have been exhausted, and the charges, expenses, and claims specified in subsection (a) of this section, have not all been satisfied, the executor or administrator shall sell the real property of the estate, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose. If any of such real property has been specially devised, it shall be exempt from the operation of the order of sale in the same manner as personal property specially bequeathed.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 493 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 493. Status of devised or bequeathed property

 The property, real and personal, given by the will to any devisee or legatee, is liable for the payment of the funeral charges, expenses of administration, and of claims against the estate. If there is more than one devisee or legatee, such liability is in proportion to the value or amount of the several devises and legacies, except that specific devises and legacies shall be exempt from such liability if such appears to have been the intention of the testator and there is other sufficient property to satisfy the charges, expenses, and claims.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 494 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 494. Manner of sale of personal property

 (a) Upon issuance by the court of the order prescribed in section 492 (a) of this title, the executor or administrator shall sell such personal property from time to time for the purpose specified in such section 492, and as often and as much thereof as may be necessary. Such sale shall be conducted in the same manner as a sale of personal property on execution, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) If, upon the application for an order of sale, or upon a subsequent application for that purpose, it appears to the court that it would be for the interest of the estate, it may order that the executor or administrator may sell all the personal property of the estate or any article thereof at private sale.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 495 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 495. Petition for order of sale of real property

 (a) The petition for an order of sale of real property shall state the amount of the sales of personal property, the charges, expenses, and claims still unsatisfied, so far as the same can be ascertained, a description of the real property of the estate, the condition and probable value of the different portions or lots thereof, the amount and nature of any liens thereon, the names, ages, and residence of the devisees, if any, and of the heirs of the deceased, so far as known. (b) Upon the filing of the petition a citation shall issue to the devisees and heirs therein mentioned and to all others unknown, if any such there be, to appear at a time therein mentioned, not less than thirty days after the service of such citation, to show cause, if any exist, why an order of sale should not be made as in the petition prayed for.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 496 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 496. Service of citation

 Upon the heirs or devisees known and resident within the Virgin Islands the citation referred to in section 495 (b) of this title shall be served and returned as a summons, and upon an heir or devisee unknown or non-resident it may be served by publication or posting, or both, for not less than four weeks, or for such further time as the court may prescribe. When service is had by posting, the citation shall be posted at not less than three public places within this territory, one of which shall be the post office nearest the place where the decedent resided at the time of his death. When service of the citation is made by publication or posting, there shall be given with it a brief description of the property described in the petition.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 497 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 497. Order of sale of real property

 If, upon the hearing pursuant to sections 495 and 496 of this title, the court finds that it is necessary that the real property, or any portion thereof, should be sold it shall make the order accordingly, and prescribe the terms thereof, whether of cash or credit, or both. If such property can not be divided without probable injury and loss to the estate it may order that the property, or any specific lot or portion thereof, shall be sold wholly, whether otherwise necessary or not.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 498 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 498. Manner of sale of real property

 Upon the order of sale being made under section 497 of this title, the executor or administrator shall sell the property therein specified upon the terms directed and in the manner herein otherwise provided. Such sale shall be made in the same manner as like property is sold on execution. The court may, if thought best, order the property to be sold on the premises. When the sale is upon credit, the executor or administrator shall take the note of the purchaser for the purchase money, or such part thereof as is not required to be in cash, with a mortgage upon the property to secure the payment thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 499 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 499. Court review of sale

 (a) Within ten days after the sale of real property under section 499 of this title the executor or administrator shall make a return of his proceedings concerning the sale. Upon the return any of the persons cited to appear on the application for the order of sale may file his objections to the confirmation of the sale. (b) Upon the hearing the court shall confirm the sale and order that the executor or administrator make a conveyance to the purchaser, unless it appears that there were irregularities in the sale, or that the sum bid for the property is disproportionate to the value thereof, and that a sum exceeding such bid at least ten per centum, exclusive of the expenses of a new sale, may be obtained therefor, in either of which cases the court shall make an order vacating the sale and directing that the property be resold. Upon the second sale, the property, or any specific portion or lot thereof, ordered to be resold shall be sold as if no previous sale had taken place. In case no objections are made to the confirmation of the sale as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the court shall nevertheless examine the proceedings concerning the sale, and, if it appear proper, may make the order of resale provided for in this subsection in the same manner and with like effect as if objections had been filed thereto. When a resale of real estate is ordered, the court may, in its discretion, order the resale to be made either by public auction or by private sale. When the court orders a private sale the highest or best bidder at the auction shall be notified by the administrator in writing.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 500 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 500. Conveyance of real property by order

 (a) A conveyance executed by an executor or administrator shall set forth the date of the order directing the sale, and the book, number thereof, and page containing the same, and the date of the order confirming the sale and directing the conveyance, and the book, number thereof, and page containing the same, and the title of the court making such orders, and shall operate to convey all the estate, right, and interest of the testator or intestate in the premises at the time of his death. (b) The order of confirmation of sale is conclusive as to the regularity of the sale and no further. All purchases of the property of the estate by an executor or administrator, however, made, whether directly or indirectly, are prohibited and if made are void.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 501 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter I - General Provisions|§ 501. Confirmation of conveyances of real property; action to quiet title; limitation on actions by heirs

 When any real estate has been heretofore or shall be hereafter sold by any executor or administrator under or by virtue of an order of the district court and the sale shall have been approved by the district court and the purchaser shall have paid the purchase money for the same, and the sale shall have been made in good faith, in order to provide for payment of the claims against the estate, and the executor or administrator shall have failed or neglected to make or execute any deed conveying such real estate to such purchaser, or if from mistake or omission in the deed or defect in its execution the same shall be inoperative, and the period of five years shall have elapsed after the making of such sale, then in such case all such sales shall be, and are confirmed and approved, notwithstanding any irregularities or informalities in the proceedings prior to the sale. When such facts shall be made to appear in any action to quiet title to such real property against the heirs or their assigns of the deceased person whose property shall have been thus sold, then the court shall make its decree quieting such title and compelling and ordering conveyances of the same to be made to such purchaser, his heirs, or assigns, as if a valid contract to convey the real property had been made by such deceased person in his lifetime. No action shall be maintained by such heirs, or their heirs or assigns, to dispossess and such purchaser, his heirs or assigns, after the expiration of five years from any such sale.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 521 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter II - Purchase Contracts, Mortgages, and Transactions to Defraud Creditors|§ 521. Sale of real property purchase contract

 (a) If the deceased was, at the time of his death, a party to a contract for the purchase of real property, his interest in the real property by virtue of the contract may be sold in the same manner as if the contract had been executed in the lifetime of the deceased, by a conveyance to him of such property according to the legal effect and terms of the contract. (b) If there are any payments due, or to become due, on such contract, to the vendor of the deceased, sale is made subject thereto. Before the sale can be confirmed or the contract assigned to the purchaser, the purchaser shall execute an undertaking, with one or more sureties, in an amount not less than double the value of all the payments then due or to become due, for the benefit of whom it may concern, to be void upon the condition that the purchaser will make all such payments according to the terms of the contract, and indemnify the executor or administrator or others whom it may concern against all damages, costs, and expenses by reason of any covenant or agreement contained in such contract. (c) The order of confirmation of the sale shall direct the executor or administrator to make an assignment of the contract to the purchaser, which assignment shall vest in the purchaser, his heirs and assigns, all the estate, right, and interest of the deceased at the time of his death in such real property and give to the purchaser the same rights and remedies against the vendor thereof as the deceased would have had or been entitled to if living.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 522 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter II - Purchase Contracts, Mortgages, and Transactions to Defraud Creditors|§ 522. Redemption of mortgaged property

 (a) If the deceased left any property, real or personal, under mortgage, and did not devise or provide for the redemption of the same by will, the court, upon the application of the executor or administrator, or the application of an heir or creditor or other person interested in the estate, may order the executor or administrator to redeem the property out of the proceeds of the other personal property, if it appear that the redemption would be for the interest of the estate, and not prejudicial to creditors. (b) If the debt secured by the mortgage is not due at the time of the making of the order for redemption, the party to whom it is payable shall be entitled to receive in satisfaction thereof such sum as may be ascertained to be equal to the present value thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 523 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter II - Purchase Contracts, Mortgages, and Transactions to Defraud Creditors|§ 523. Sale of mortgaged property

 (a) If, upon application, the redemption referred to in section 522 of this title is deemed inexpedient or not proper, the court shall order the mortgaged property to be sold in like manner and with like effect as is provided in other cases of the sale of real property by this chapter. The conveyance to the purchaser shall operate to convey to him all the estate, right, and interest which the deceased would have had in the property had not the same been mortgaged by him. (b) Ten days before making an order for the application of the proceeds of such sale, the mortgagee or other person to whom the debt which is secured by such mortgage is payable shall be cited to appear and show the amount of his debt, and make his objections, if any, to the report of the expenses of the proceeding and sale as claimed by the executor or administrator. Thereupon the court shall order that the proceeds of the sale be first applied to the payment of the proper expenses of the proceeding and sale, and secondly, to the satisfaction of such debt, and the residue, if any, in due course of administration. (c) If the debt secured by the mortgage is not due at the time of the making of the order for application of the proceeds of sale, the party to whom it is payable shall be entitled to receive in satisfaction thereof such sum as may be ascertained to be equal to the present value thereof.
V.I. Code tit. 15, § 524 (2019)
2019 US Virgin Islands Code|Title 15 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Part II - Administration of Estates|Chapter 25 - Sale of Property by Executors or Administrators|Subchapter II - Purchase Contracts, Mortgages, and Transactions to Defraud Creditors|§ 524. Foreclosed mortgages

 Sections 523 and 524 of this title shall not be construed to apply to a mortgage which has been foreclosed, or upon which a suit has been commenced for foreclosure before the application for the order of redemption or sale is made, nor to any other lien arising upon judgment or decree given against the deceased in his lifetime.