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THE FUNCTION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE

What is the Public Administrator?

There is an Office of the Public Administrator for each county in the City of New York. The Public Administrator's primary job is to administer estates that would otherwise remain un-administered; to protect the decedent's property from loss or theft; make appropriate burial arrangements when no close relative is available to make the decisions; conduct thorough investigations to discover all assets; liquidate assets at public sale and distribute assets to heirs; pay the decedent's bills and taxes; and to find persons entitled to inherit from the estate and to make sure that the legal distributees receive their inheritance.

Periodically, the Public Administrator will hold auctions of estate real property and/or personal property. Check with each office for auction schedules.

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