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What Can Home Sellers Take With Them When They Move?

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What Can Home Sellers Take With Them When They Move?

#1 – Appliances

A washing machine is considered personal property because it can easily be unplumbed and unplugged, so the sellers are entitled to take it with them. Likewise, a stove or refrigerator can also be moved, so the seller has a right to take it with them. This is why most contracts specifically include ovens, stoves, and refrigerators when the buyer wants them to stay.

#2 – Window Dressings

Drapes can easily be unhooked, so they remain the seller’s personal property. The drapery rods and cornices are bolted to the wall, so they must be left behind. However, most drapes are purchased to fit the home’s design and rarely look good in the seller’s new home – which is why most sellers leave their drapes behind, even though they’re technically entitled to take them.

#3 – Flooring

A rug laying on the floor will be rolled up and moved with the seller, but any flooring that is tacked, nailed, fitted, or glued down, stays.

#4 – Hardware + Fixtures

Generally, all door knobs, mailboxes, light switches, hardware, mirrors, swag lights, and water features transfer to the new owner. If there is something specific you absolutely can’t leave behind in the move, consider replacing it before placing your home on the market. There are a few exceptions to this rule, so speak with a good real estate agent before you write your contract.

#5 – TVs

Technically, mounted TVs aren’t fixed to the home. They’re fixed to the mount, which is fixed to the home. So the general rule of thumb is that the TV goes, but the mount stays.

What Can Home Sellers Take With Them When They Move
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