Practice question
May the executor or administrator foreclose a mortgage belonging to the estate as mortgagee or assignee?
- Yes; Rule 87, Section 5 expressly authorizes it.
- No, every estate mortgage disappears at death.
- Only if a private neighbor permits it.
- No, only a newspaper may request foreclosure.
- No, administrators can never protect estate assets.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_72-109_proceedings.html — Rule 87, Sections 1–2 and 4–8.
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