Word Watch · Term 03 of 30 · 0:52

Fixture

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In brief

A fixture begins as personal property and becomes part of the real estate through its attachment and the applicable circumstances.

Example

Compare a freestanding lamp with a mounted wall light. Attachment matters, but intention, agreements and the other relevant tests also matter.

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  1. Look at these two items in the same
  2. kitchen.
  3. Built-in cabinets, and a cart on wheels.
  4. Both are useful.
  5. Both may be heavy.
  6. But they are not necessarily classified the same
  7. way.
  8. The cart is ordinarily personal property.
  9. It can be moved without becoming part of
  10. the building.
  11. The cabinets are ordinarily fixtures, incorporated into the
  12. kitchen.
  13. A fixture began as personal property but is
  14. treated as part of the real estate.
  15. Attachment and adaptation matter.
  16. So do intention, the parties' relationship, and their
  17. agreement.
  18. Do not decide from weight or appearance alone.
  19. Quick check:
  20. which item is more likely a fixture?
  21. The built-in cabinets.
  22. The key is how the item is incorporated
  23. into the property, considered with the facts and
  24. agreement.

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