{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "scpa", "section": "905", "citation": "SCPA § 905", "heading": "Actions and proceedings maintainable by or against a temporary administrator 1", "text": ["§ 905. Actions and proceedings maintainable by or against a temporary", "administrator", "1.  A temporary administrator may maintain any action or proceeding for the purpose of taking into his possession, securing and preserving all property of a decedent, absentee or internee or for determining the ownership of property.", "2.  Any action or proceeding may be maintained against a temporary administrator upon a debt of the decedent, absentee or internee or upon any cause of action to which the decedent, absentee or internee would have been a party in like manner and with like effect as if he were an administrator."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/905", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A temporary administrator may litigate over estate property and may be sued like an administrator.\n- **(1)** The temporary administrator may **bring an action to take possession of, secure, preserve, or determine ownership of a decedent’s, absentee’s, or internee’s property**. ★\n- **(2)** An action may be **brought against the temporary administrator** on the person’s debt or on a claim to which that person would have been a party, with the same effect as against an administrator.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/scpa/905", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}