Are half bathroom mirrors that are not permanently attached considered fixtures?
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Are half bathroom mirrors that are not permanently attached considered fixtures?
Our contract states mirrors that are permanently installed must stay, but this is one we hung ourselves with a picture bracket. I have the originally mirror that came with the house, and have offered to leave. By law isn’t this something we can take with us since it is not permanently installed?
Asked on May 17, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is no hard and fast definition; after all, even most appliances or fixtures that are "permanently" attached can be dismounted with a little effort. The best thing to do is to recognize that it's not worth litigating over a mirror, unless it's some sort of incredibly valuable antique, and it's also not worth taking the slightest chance of breaching a home sale contract. Discuss the matter with your buyers and work it out with them; I suspect that even if they insist on getting the mirrors you hung, that buying new mirrors to replace them is far less costly than fighting on this issue, especially given the absence of hard and fast definitions in the law.
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