1. Upon approval of a sale, mortgage or lease in accordance with section 473.513, the executor or administrator shall execute, acknowledge and deliver a conveyance to the grantee or mortgagee or a lease to the lessee according to the order of approval.

2. In case of a sale or mortgage, the conveyance shall refer in apt and appropriate terms to the order of sale or mortgage and the court by which it was made, the certificate of appraisement, the advertisement, the time and place of sale, the report of the proceedings and order of approval thereof by the court, and the consideration and conveying or mortgaging to the grantee or mortgagee all the right, title and interest which the decedent had in the same.

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 473.520

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

3. In case of a lease, the lease shall contain like information and shall grant to the lessee possession and use of all the right, title and interest which decedent had in the demised premises.

4. Such deed, mortgage or lease shall convey to the grantee, or mortgagee, or lessee all the right, title and interest which the decedent had in such real estate at the time of his death, in accordance with its terms, and be evidence of the facts therein recited.