Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Connecticut

Re: rights of executor

Unless the will directs that the house must be sold, or otherwise orders a specific devolution of the property, it is up to the executor as to how the house is disposed of - either by sale or by distribution to the heirs directly. An executor named in a will but not yet appointed has no power to do a blessed thing, and must await appointment. It's not a case of "refusing" to put the property up for sale, he/she doesn't have the authority to do so at this point, even if he/she wishes to do so.