Are bookshelves fixtures?
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Anonymous
| Are bookshelves that you anchored to the wall with one or two screws considered fixtures? Or can they come with us when we move? |
Anonymous
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They would go with you, when you move.
If you don't want them, ask the sellers if they would like them. If they don't then you are required to dispose of them. The only time bookshelves are "fixtures" is if they are permanently "built-in", as you see in historic homes. |
Anonymous
| So, if I have some floor-to-ceiling bookshelves that are just anchored to the wall, I can take those with me and nobody would (should) complain? Am I responsible for filling the holes left from the screws? Or is that sort of a known - that you will have some (reasonable) holes in walls when you move into a previously occupied home? |
Anonymous
| Not op, but on the same note… if they list something as "it conveys" and we buy the house but don't want it - do we still have to let it stay or can we ask the seller to get rid of it? I am talking something huge but not attached to the house. Just a pain to get rid of. |
Anonymous
You need to fill any holes. The way to get around this is to leave the picture hooks. If you remove them, you must fill. Since there's nothing for you to leave after the bookshelves are removed, you should fill the holes. |
Anonymous
Do you need to paint it too? The same color as the wall? Or just fill them? |
Anonymous
New poster. I don't know if you "have to", but it certainly is the nice thing to do. The people who sold our house to us did. Very nice people. They also had a binder with all the instruction manuals for appliances, roof warranty, etc. Leave the house the way you would want a home left for you. |
Anonymous
| No, they go with you. |
Anonymous
| Agree with PPs. Take the shelves, fill the holes, and paint over the spackle. |
Anonymous
| Unless they are built ins |
Anonymous
What counts as a built in? |
Anonymous
When a carpenter build them into the wall. |
Anonymous
| Yes, you need to paint, too. |
Anonymous
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Uh, no. You don't have to fill holes and paint.
Everyone us going to do their own thing anyway. Part of the deal when buying an occupied house. |
Anonymous
| If the new owners plan to paint, just fill the holes. |