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Ohio Rev Code § 2113.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.30 | Continuing Decedent's Business.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise directed by the decedent in the decedent's will, an executor or administrator, without personal liability for losses incurred, may continue the decedent's business during four months next following the date of the appointment of that executor or administrator, unless the probate court directs otherwise, and for any further time that the court may authorize upon a hearing and after notice to the surviving spouse and distributees. In either case, no debts incurred or contracts entered into shall involve the estate beyond the assets used in that business immediately prior to the death of the decedent without first obtaining the approval of the court. During the time the business is continued, the executor or administrator shall file monthly reports in the court, setting forth the receipts and expenses of the business for the preceding month and any other pertinent information that the court may require. The executor or administrator may not bind the estate without court approval beyond the period during which the business is continued. (B) As used in this section, "decedent's business" means a business that is owned by the decedent as a sole proprietor at the time of the decedent's death. "Decedent's business" does not include a business that is owned in whole or in part by the decedent as a shareholder of a corporation, a member of a limited liability company, or a partner of a partnership, or under any other form of ownership other than a sole proprietorship.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.31 | Responsibility of Executor or Administrator.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|Every executor or administrator is chargeable with all assets of the deceased that come into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator and are to be administered, although not included in the inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code. The executor or administrator is also chargeable with all the proceeds of personal property and real property sold for the payment of debts or legacies, and all the interest, profit, and income that in any way comes into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator from the personal property of the deceased.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.32 | Executors and Administrators Not to Profit.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No profits shall be made by executors or administrators by the increase of any part of an estate, nor shall they sustain any loss by the decrease or destruction of such estate without their fault.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.33 | Not Responsible for Bad Debts.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|An executor or administrator is not accountable for debts inventoried as due to the decedent, if it appears to the probate court that, without the executor's or administrator's fault, they remain uncollected.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.34 | Chargeable With Property Consumed.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|If an executor or administrator neglects to sell personal property that is required to be sold, and retains, consumes, or disposes of it for the executor's or administrator's own benefit, the executor or administrator shall be charged with the personal property at double the value affixed to the property by the appraisers.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.35 | Commissions.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Executors and administrators shall be allowed fees upon the amount of all the personal property, including the income from the personal property, that is received and accounted for by them and upon the proceeds of real property that is sold, as follows:(1) For the first one hundred thousand dollars, at the rate of four per cent;(2) All above one hundred thousand dollars and not exceeding four hundred thousand dollars, at the rate of three per cent;(3) All above four hundred thousand dollars, at the rate of two per cent.(B) Executors and administrators shall be allowed a fee of one per cent on the value of real property that is not sold. Executors and administrators also shall be allowed a fee of one per cent on the value of all property that is not subject to administration and that would have been includable for purposes of computing the Ohio estate tax, except joint and survivorship property, had the decedent died on December 31, 2012, so that section 5731.02 of the Revised Code applied to the estate.(C) The basis of valuation for the allowance of the fees on real property sold shall be the gross proceeds of sale, and for all other property the fair market value of the other property as of the date of death of the decedent. The fees allowed to executors and administrators in this section shall be received in full compensation for all their ordinary services.(D) If the probate court finds, after a hearing, that an executor or administrator, in any respect, has not faithfully discharged the duties as executor or administrator, the court may deny the executor or administrator any compensation whatsoever or may allow the executor or administrator the reduced compensation that the court thinks proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.36 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.36 | Further Allowance - Counsel Fees.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|Allowances, in addition to those provided by section 2113.35 of the Revised Code for an executor or administrator, that the probate court considers just and reasonable shall be made for actual and necessary expenses and for extraordinary services not required of an executor or administrator in the common course of the executor's or administrator's duties. Upon the application of an executor or administrator for further allowances for extraordinary services rendered, the court shall review both ordinary and extraordinary services claimed to have been rendered. If the fees payable pursuant to section 2113.35 of the Revised Code exceed the reasonable value of the ordinary services rendered, the court shall adjust any allowance made for extraordinary services so that the total fees and allowances to be made fairly reflect the reasonable value of both ordinary and extraordinary services.If an attorney has been employed in the administration of the estate, reasonable attorney fees paid by the executor or administrator shall be allowed as a part of the expenses of administration. The court may at any time during administration fix the amount of those fees and, on application of the executor or administrator or the attorney, shall fix the amount of the fees. If provision is made by the will of the deceased for compensation to an executor, the amount provided shall be a full satisfaction for the executor's or administrator's services, in lieu of the fees or share of the fees, unless by an instrument filed in the court within four months after appointment the executor or administrator renounces all claim to the compensation given by the will.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.37 | Allowance for Tombstone and Cemetery Lot.

Effective: October 12, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly|The probate court, in settlement of an account, may allow as a credit to the following persons a just amount expended by the person for a tombstone or monument for the deceased and a just amount paid by the person to a cemetery association or corporation as a perpetual fund for caring for and preserving the lot on which the deceased is buried:(A) An executor;(B) An administrator;(C) A person with the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code.It is not incumbent on such a person to procure a tombstone or monument or to pay any sum into such fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.39 | Sale of Property Under Authority of Will.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|If a qualified executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee is authorized by will or devise to sell any class of personal property or real property, no order shall be required from the probate court for the executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee to proceed with the sale. A power to sell authorizes a sale for any purpose considered by the executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee to be for the best interest of the estate, unless the power is expressly limited by the will or devise.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.40 | Sale of Personal Property.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|(A) At any time after the appointment of an executor or administrator, the probate court, if satisfied that it would be for the best interests of the estate, may authorize the executor or administrator to sell at public or private sale, at a fixed price or for the best price obtainable, and for cash or on the terms that the court may determine, any part or all of the personal property belonging to the estate, except the following: (1) Property that the surviving spouse desires to take at the appraised value;(2) Property specifically bequeathed, if the sale of that property is not necessary for the payment of debts, provided that the property may be sold with the consent of the person entitled to the property, including executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees;(3) Property as to which distribution in kind has been demanded prior to the sale by the surviving spouse or other beneficiary entitled to the distribution in kind;(4) Property that the court directs shall not be sold pursuant to a wish expressed by the decedent in the decedent's will; but at any later period, on application of a party interested, the court may, and for good cause shall, require the sale to be made.(B) In case of a sale before expiration of the time within which the surviving spouse may elect to take at the appraised value, not less than ten days' notice of the sale shall be given to the surviving spouse, unless the surviving spouse consents to the sale or waives notice of the sale. The notice shall not be required as to perishable property.(C) The court may permit the itemized list of personal property being sold to be incorporated in documents and records relating to the sale, by reference to other documents and records that have been filed in the court, provided that a court order shall not be required to permit the public sale of personal property.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.41 | Public Sale.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Public sales of personal property as provided in section 2113.40 of the Revised Code shall be at public auction and, unless otherwise directed by the probate court, after notice of the sale has been given by any of the following methods: (1) By advertisement appearing at least three times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county during a period of fifteen days next preceding the sale;(2) By advertisement posted not less than fifteen days next preceding the sale in at least five public places in the township or municipal corporation where the sale is to take place;(3) By both forms of advertisement specified in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.(B) The advertisement published or posted as described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section shall specify generally the property to be sold and the date, place, and terms of the sale. The executor or administrator, if considered in the best interests of the estate, may employ an auctioneer or clerk, or both, to conduct the sale, and their reasonable fees and charges shall be deducted from the proceeds of the sale. The court for good cause may extend the time for sale.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.42 | Report of Sale.

Effective: October 8, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 427 - 119th General Assembly|Within thirty days after any public or private sale of the personal property of an estate, the executor or administrator shall make a report of the sale to the probate court. The report shall include proof of proper notice of the sale if it was at a public auction, and, if a clerk was employed for the sale, the report shall be accompanied by a sale bill signed by the clerk.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.43 | Credit.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In all sales of the personal property of an estate the probate court may authorize the executor or administrator to sell on credit, the unpaid purchase price to be secured by notes or bonds with two or more sureties and approved by the executor or administrator. An executor or administrator shall not be responsible for loss due to the insolvency of the purchaser of any of such property if it appears that such executor or administrator acted with caution in extending credit pursuant to the authority of the court and has diligently tried to collect such notes and bonds.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.44 | Sale of Notes Secured by Mortgage.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|An executor or administrator, without court order, may sell and transfer, without recourse, any promissory notes secured by mortgage and the mortgage securing such notes at not less than the face value thereof with accrued interest.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.45 | Mortgaged Premises to Be Considered Personal Assets - Possession.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|When a mortgagee of real property, or an assignee of the mortgagee, dies without foreclosing the mortgage, the mortgaged premises and the debts secured by the mortgage shall be considered personal assets in the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator of the estate of the mortgagee or assignee, and shall be administered and accounted for as such. If the mortgagee or assignee did not obtain possession of the mortgaged premises in the mortgagee's or assignee's lifetime, the executor or administrator of the estate of the deceased mortgagee or assignee may take possession of the premises by open and peaceable entry or by action, as the deceased might have done if living.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.46 | Who May Discharge Mortgage.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|In case of the redemption of a mortgage belonging to the estate of a decedent, the money paid on the redemption shall be received by the executor or administrator, and the executor or administrator shall release and discharge the mortgage. Until that redemption, if the executor, administrator, or decedent has taken possession of the mortgaged premises, the executor or administrator shall be seized of the mortgaged premises in trust for the same persons who would be entitled to the money if the premises had been redeemed.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.47 | Foreclosure of Mortgage.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A mortgage belonging to an estate may be foreclosed by the executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.48 | Action to Complete Contract to Sell Land.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|When a person who has entered into a written contract for the sale and conveyance of an interest in real property dies before its completion, the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate, if not required to otherwise dispose of the contract, may, with the consent of the purchaser, obtain authority to complete the contract by filing an application for that authority in the probate court of the county in which the executor or administrator was appointed. Notice of the time of hearing on the application shall be given to the surviving spouse and heirs, if the decedent died intestate, and to the surviving spouse and devisees or legatees having an interest in the contract, if the decedent died testate. If the court is satisfied that it would be for the best interests of the estate, it may authorize the executor or administrator to complete the contract and to execute and deliver to the purchaser the instruments that are required to make the order of the court effective.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.49 | Court May Order Alteration or Cancellation of Contract.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|When a person who has entered into a written contract for the sale and conveyance of an interest in real property dies before its completion, the executor or administrator of the decedent's estate, if not required to otherwise dispose of the contract, may file a complaint for the alteration or cancellation of the contract in the probate court of the county in which the executor or administrator was appointed, or in which the real property or any part of it is situated. If the decedent died intestate, the surviving spouse and heirs, and if the decedent died testate, the surviving spouse and devisees or legatees having an interest in the contract, if not the plaintiffs, shall, together with the purchaser, be made parties defendant. If, upon hearing, the court is satisfied that it is for the best interests of the estate, it may, with the consent of the purchaser, authorize the executor or administrator to agree to the alteration or cancellation of the contract, and to execute and deliver to the purchaser the instruments required to make the order of the court effective. Before making its order, the court shall cause to be secured, to and for the benefit of the estate of the deceased, its just part of the consideration of the contract. The instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the court's order shall recite the order, and be as binding on the heirs and other parties in interest, as if made by the deceased prior to death.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.51 | Property May Be Delivered to Legatee.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|The property of an estate that is specifically bequeathed may be delivered over to the legatee entitled to the property. The legatee shall secure its redelivery on demand to the executor or administrator. Otherwise, the property shall remain in the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator to be distributed or sold, as required by law and the condition of the estate.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.52 | Devisee Takes Subject to Tax Lien - Exoneration of Mortgage Lien.

Effective: January 13, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A devisee taking real property under a devise in a will, unless the will otherwise provides, or an heir taking real property under the statutes of descent and distribution shall take the real property subject to all taxes, penalties, interest, and assessments that are a lien against that real property. (B) If real property devised in a will is subject to a mortgage lien that exists on the date of the testator's death, the person taking the real property under the devise has no right of exoneration for the mortgage lien, regardless of a general direction in the will to pay the testator's debts, unless the will specifically provides a right of exoneration that extends to that lien.
Ohio Rev Code § 2113.531 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile|Chapter 2113 | Executors and Administrators - Appointment; Powers; Duties|Section 2113.531 | General Legacies - Interest.

Effective: September 4, 1957|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 428 - 102nd General Assembly|General legacies shall bear no interest unless specifically provided in the will.