Retaining for claims

§ 20–1315. Retaining for claimsAn executor or administrator shall pay all just claims against his decedent exhibited to him, or a just proportion able part thereof, according to the assets. Where a claim is known to him, although it is not exhibited, he shall retain the assets, or a just proportionable part, for the benefit of the creditor. Where an executor or administrator has actual knowledge of a claim which has not been exhibited or passed he shall give notice in writing to the creditor, requiring the claim to be. either exhibited or passed, as provided by this chapter, within 30 days if the creditor is a resident of the District of Columbia, and within 90 days if he is a nonresident. After the expiration of that period, and 79 Stat. 723after the expiration of the period for distribution provided by section 20–1313, the executor or administrator may not be required to retain any part of the estate for the benefit of the creditor, unless in the meantime the claim has been so exhibited or passed.