Tex. Est. Code Section 752.103
Tangible Personal Property Transactions


The language conferring general authority with respect to tangible personal property transactions in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the attorney in fact or agent to:

(1)

accept tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property as a gift or as security for a loan or reject, demand, buy, receive, or otherwise acquire ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;

(2)

sell, exchange, convey with or without covenants, release, surrender, mortgage, encumber, pledge, create a security interest in, pawn, grant options concerning, lease or sublet to others, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;

(3)

release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation, action, or otherwise a mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, lien, or other claim on behalf of the principal, with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property; and

(4)

perform an act of management or conservation with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including:

(A)

insuring the property or interest against casualty, liability, or loss;

(B)

obtaining or regaining possession or protecting the property or interest by litigation, action, or otherwise;

(C)

paying, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in connection with taxes or assessments;

(D)

moving the property;

(E)

storing the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment; and

(F)

using, altering, and making repairs or alterations to the property.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 752.103 — Tangible Personal Property Transactions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­752.­htm#752.­103 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 752.103’s source at texas​.gov