Decedent Property Agent

Job description

Agency Background

The office of the Public Administrator is responsible for administering the estates of persons who have passed away without leaving a Will and whose surviving next-of-kin are unwilling or unable to administer the estate. The Public Administrator protects the decedent’s property from waste, loss or theft; conducts thorough investigations to discover and marshal all assets; liquidates assets at public auction; arranges for the decedents’ burial; pays the debts of the decedent; locates persons who would be entitled to inherit from the estate and distributes these assets to the distributees in accordance with the law.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site investigations of decedents’ residences which include taking photographs, recording observations, interviewing witnesses and collecting personal effects; search for burial documents; search for Last Will and Testaments, kinship/family information/documentation and any other legal-type documents.
• Ability to work at scenes involving hoarder conditions or damage to property
• Communicate with the NYPD Precincts and Central Property Clerks in order to ascertain whether property was removed at the time of death; pick up property, if any, from local precincts and/or Central Property Clerks.

Surrogate’s Court.

• Inventory and manage the personal property removed from the decedents’ residences and/or police/hospitals, etc.
• Prepare narrative reports detailing the events, circumstances and resolution of individual cases for review by the Public Administrator and Deputy Public Administrator.
• Schedule and meet with authorized vendors to view decedents’ residences for the purchase and/or cleanout of the personal property remaining in the residence.
• Maintain confidential data within the estate files.

Requirements

Must possess a valid NYS driver license at the time of appointment and be competent navigating throughout Queens County and other boroughs of New York, Nassau and Suffolk Counties and outside the greater New York City area if necessary.

High School Diploma; Familiarity with basic computer skills: Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and basic internet research.

Special Requirements: Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions and independently travel to several locations, if necessary. On occasion, ability to lift, carry and otherwise move objects weighing up to 30 lbs. Ability to climb, kneel, stoop, crouch, reach and grasp objects in the course of performing the above investigations.

TO APPLY: ( No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries will be permitted .)

ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN

INTERVIEW .

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person