What is a fixture
in a New Jersey home sale?
A fixture is something attached to the house, and it usually goes with the sale. Items that are not going with the sale are usually written into the contract.
- A fixture is something attached to the home, and it usually goes with the sale
- The standard New Jersey home sale contract lists items that go with the sale, like gas and electric fixtures, ranges and ovens, flooring, blinds and fencing
- The contract has blank spaces to write in extra items that stay and items the seller keeps
Term. Written by The JK Realty Group.
A fixture is an item attached to a home that is treated as part of the property. When a sale uses the standard New Jersey Realtors contract, fixtures permanently attached to the house go with the sale unless the contract leaves them out. Personal property, like furniture, generally stays with the seller unless it is written in.
The contract names many items that go with the sale. Among them are gas and electric fixtures, cooking ranges and ovens, hot water heaters, flooring, screens, shades, blinds and awnings, along with shrubbery, plantings and fencing. The contract also has blank spaces to write in extra items that stay and items the seller is keeping.
For example, say a buyer in Camden County likes the dining room chandelier in a home they plan to make an offer on. A seller who plans to take it can have it listed as excluded. A buyer who wants it can have it written in as included, which can head off a surprise at the final walk-through.
Your agent can help you list the items that matter to you in an offer. Questions about what a contract clause means are for a licensed New Jersey attorney.
What to know
Most attached items stay with the house unless the contract says otherwise. Buying or selling, we can help you get the items you care about written into the contract.
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