Section 1920. Disposition of surplus in action to enforce mortgage or other lien 1

Where real property liable to be disposed of as prescribed in this
  act is sold in an action or special proceeding, or otherwise, to enforce
  a mortgage or other lien thereon which  accrued  during  the  decedent's
  lifetime  the  surplus  money  must  be  paid into the surrogate's court
  having jurisdiction to issue letters upon the estate of the decedent, in
  the following cases:
    (a)  Where 18 months have not elapsed since the date when letters were
  issued to the original fiduciary.
    (b)  Where a proceeding for the disposition of the  real  property  of
  the  decedent  or  for  a  judicial  settlement  of  the accounts of the
  fiduciary has been commenced within 18  months  from  the  date  of  the
  issuance of such letters and is still pending.
    (c)    Where  no  such  letters  have been issued and 2 years have not
  elapsed since the death of the decedent.
    2.  Money paid into the surrogate's court as herein provided, pursuant
  to any direction of another court may be paid out to  the  fiduciary  of
  the  decedent,  as  directed by an order of the surrogate's court, to be
  accounted for by him upon the judicial settlement of his accounts or  in
  a  special  proceeding brought for that purpose in the surrogate's court
  an order may be entered directing distribution to the  persons  entitled
  thereto  if  18  months  have  elapsed  since letters were issued to the
  original fiduciary upon the estate of the decedent or if no such letters
  have been issued 2 years have elapsed since the death of the decedent.