Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
I am a tenant I purchased a security door and attached it to the house I am renting can I remove it when I move?
Asked on 6/04/15, 3:20 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
No. It would be considered permanently attached to the house, not a fixture.
Answered on 6/04/15, 3:35 pm
Bryan Whipple
Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law
I agree with Mr. McCormick that you can't remove it (without the owner's permission), but I believe it is indeed a fixture.....the distinction being that "trade fixtures," a special kind of fixture, can be removed by a commercial tenant prior to the end of a lease. The more general kind of fixture generally cannot be removed.
Answered on 6/04/15, 6:25 pm