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Fixtures

Fixtures. Things of an accessory character which are not something which is part of the original struc-ture, Boswell v. Crucible Steel Co., (1925) 1 KB 119, annexed to houses or lands, which become, immediately on annexation, part of the realty itself, i.e., governed by the same law which applies to the land, in conformity with the maxim quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit. The application of this legal principle, however, is not uniform, as may be thus shown:(1) Between landlord and tenant. If the chattels be not let into the soil, they are not fixtures at all, and may be removed at will, like any other species of personal property. When the chattel is connected with the free-hold, by being let into the earth, or by being cemented or otherwise united to some erection attached to the ground, the question arises-when may the tenant remove such fixtures?The general rule as to annexations made by a tenant during the continuance of his term is the following-Whenever he has affixed anything...


property (fixture and non-fixture)

property (fixture and non-fixture) in a real estate contract, the property is the land within the legally described boundaries and all permanent structures and fixtures. Ownership of the property confers the legal right to use the property as allowed within the law and within the restrictions of zoning or easements. Fixture property refers to those items permanently attached to the structure, such as carpeting or a ceiling fan, which transfers with the property. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...


Fixture

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage as the fixtures of a pump the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling that is the articles which a tenant may not take away...


Agricultural Fixtures

Agricultural Fixtures, See AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS ACTS, 1923, and FIXTURES....


fixture

fixture : an item of movable property so incorporated into a real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it ...


Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923

Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (English) (13 & 14 Geo. 5, cc. 9 and 25). By a series of statutes commencing with the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1875, statutory compensation has been provided for an outgoing agricultural tenant in respect of the improvements effected by him during his tenancy. The operation of this Act could be and frequently was excluded by agreement, but now the tenant cannot deprive himself by contract of the right to claim compensation which is conferred on him by the Act, although he may within limits substitute other benefits by agreement. The Act of 1923 (as amended by the Agricultural Holdings Amendment Act, 1923) repeals and consolidates all the earlier statutes dealing with the subject, and confers on outgoing tenants of 'holdings' the rights and benefits briefly outlined below. The term 'holding' means any parcel of land held by a tenant which is wholly agricultural or wholly pastoral, or in whole or in part cultivated as a market garden, and which is not le...


walk through

walk through the final inspection of a property being sold by the buyer to confirm that any contingencies specified in the purchase agreement such as repairs have been completed, fixture and non-fixture property is in place and confirm the electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems are in working order. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...


Plant

Plant, has been defined as the tools, machinery, fixtures, buildings, grounds, etc. of a factory or business; the apparatus or equipment for a certain mechanical operation or process, Steel City Beverages Ltd. v. State of Bihar, (1996) 1 Pat LJR 868.Plant, has frequently been used in fiscal and other legislation. It is one of a fairly large category of words as to which no statutory definition is provided ('trade', office even 'income' are others), so that it is left to the court to interpret them. It naturally happens that as case follows case, and one extension leads to another, the meaning of the word gradually diverges from its natural or dictionary meaning. This is certainly true for plant, I.R.C. v. Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd., (1982) 1 WLR 322: (1982) 2 All ER 230: 55 TC 252 (HL).Plant, in the relevant sense, although admitted not a term of art, and therefore part of the general English tongue, is not, in this sense, an ordinary word, but one of imprecise application, an...


accede

accede ac·ced·ed ac·ced·ing 1 a : to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others [they were invited to to the covenant] b : to express approval or give consent [the banker asks for collateral. The debtor…s, and transfers some of his property "In re Patterson, 139 F. Supp. 830 (1956)"] 2 : to assume an office or position [acceded to the governorship] 3 a : to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor [the various improvements…had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” "Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)"] b : to come into control or ownership of something [a trustee in bankruptcy specifically s to all property of the debtor "Directory Int'l Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)"] ...


appurtenance

appurtenance [Anglo-French apurtenance, alteration of Old French apartenance, from apartenant appurtenant] : property (as an outbuilding or fixture) or a property right (as a right of way) that is incidental to a principal property and that passes with the principal property upon transfer ...


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