The board oversees the local administration of property taxes.

The common areas covered by a civil code include laws related to acquisition and administration of property, marriage, divorce and adoption.

In each diocese the administration of property belongs primarily to the bishop, subject to the superior authority of the Holy See.

The new, very comprehensive Church laws define Marriage laws, Church trials, the administration of properties of religious institutes and churches, and individual rights.

In 1942 the role of the Custodian was expanded to include the administration of property seized from Japanese Canadians (see Japanese Canadian Internment).

The East Bengal Evacuees (Administration of Property) Act (VIII of 1949)

The administration of property taxes is handled by the local assessor in incorporated cities and towns, while property taxes in the unorganized territories are handled by the State Tax Assessor.

The administration of property belonging to religious institutes under the jurisdiction of the ordinary rests naturally with their superiors, but the bishop may reserve to himself in the constitutions a large right of control and supervision.

But as the civil administration of property in one's own interest is an act of ownership, and this was prohibited by the rule, such administration had to be exercised by a steward appointed, or at least authorized, by the Holy See.

Copernicus confined his astronomical observations and writings to the free time between his official duties, which included the administration of properties belonging to his diocese, serving as personal physician to the bishop and even defending the diocese against attacks by the Teutonic knights.