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Fixture Confusion: What Stays With the Home, What Goes

Bottle Openers & Grand Pianos [Note to Readers: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] If fixtures were a function of size, the grand piano would stay with the home...
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Does Lucy Come With the House?

What to Do About the 5′ Tall Fiberglass Statue on the Front Lawn Should the Buyer of this 1950’s rambler just west of Cedar Lake expect the Lucy statue on the front lawn to come with the home? Step #1: determine whether it’s a fixture — Realtor-speak for, “is it permanently attached to the home?”...
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Fixture Confusion

Bottle Openers & Grand Pianos If fixtures were a function of size, the grand piano would stay with the home while the wall-mounted bottle opener would go. But they’re not (a function of size). Rather, whether or not something’s a fixture depends on whether it’s permanently attached to the home. Even then, Buyers’ and Sellers’...
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Taking the Fun Out of a Deal (Literally)

Avoiding Personal Property “Tug of War” The general rule in residential real estate is that fixtures stay, personal property goes. Which, I suppose, just begs the question:  ‘what’s a fixture?’  (See, “How to Tell if Something is a Fixture“). But a good corollary is, “when in doubt, better to be explicit.” So, the Sellers in...
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How to Tell if Something is a Fixture

“The Moving Van Test” One of the friction points in a house sale can be what does — and doesn’t — come with the home. The general rule is that fixtures come with, personal property doesn’t. Which begs the question:  what’s a fixture? Definition The standard definition is that a fixture is something that’s permanently...
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