{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "scpa", "section": "1002", "citation": "SCPA § 1002", "heading": "Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of an administrator 1", "text": ["§ 1002. Petition; persons entitled to petition for appointment of  an", "administrator", "1.  Any person interested in the estate of an intestate or of a person alleged to be deceased or any person to whose appointment as administrator all distributees consent pursuant to 1001 or a public administrator, the chief fiscal officer of the county, creditor or a person interested in an action brought or about to be brought in which the intestate or the person alleged to be deceased, if living, would be a proper party may present a petition to the court having jurisdiction praying for a decree granting letters of administration to him or to another person upon the estate of the intestate or the person alleged to be deceased.", "2.  The petition must allege the citizenship of the petitioner and the decedent or person alleged to be deceased, that the decedent or person alleged to be deceased left no will, or that the case is within 1001, subdivision 9 and must state whether or not the intestate or person alleged to be deceased left any", "(a) personal property and its estimated value and", "(b) real property, whether it is improved or unimproved, a brief description thereof, the estimated value of the real property and improvements, if any, and the estimated gross rents for the period of 18 months."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/1002", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Specified interested people and officials may petition for administration letters.\n- **(1)** An estate-interested person, unanimous-consent nominee under **§ 1001**, public administrator, county chief fiscal officer, creditor, or person interested in a relevant action may **petition the proper court for letters for the petitioner or another person**. ★\n- **(2)(a)** The petition must state citizenship, intestacy or **§ 1001(9)** circumstances, and whether personal property exists with its **estimated value**.\n- **(2)(b)** It must state whether real property exists and give its condition, description, estimated land and improvement values, and **estimated gross rent for 18 months**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/scpa/1002", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}