sold my house. do i get to keep tv wall mounts?

[master_shake_]

as the title states, are they still mine?

 

[Skeeedunt]

You taking the drywall too? Realistically, you should be leaving most of your belongings behind for the next hobgoblin to enjoy. Unless you're poor, then you should consider renting.

 

[CurrentlyPissed]

Monoprice sells them cheap enough to where I would just repurchase myself.

But assuming you sold the house furniture less, or they asked them to stay. Then I would say yes, you can tank them.

 

[master_shake_]

You taking the drywall too? Realistically, you should be leaving most of your belongings behind for the next hobgoblin to enjoy. Unless you're poor, then you should consider renting.

what the fuck lol

 

[Newbian]

Unless it will cause wall damage I don't see why not as it's a piece of furniture unless you sold it as furnished.

 

[mvbighead]

What does the contract state? My real estate agent suggested that we ask to keep window coverings/etc, which the previous owner left. But anything else? Nope.

I would consider patching the dry wall at least if you do remove them, however.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I'd leave them, they're cheap enough to replace. Its a dick move to leave the house with holes in the walls.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Whats in the contract?
Ever seen the Richard Pryor movie "Moving"?

 

[TonyG]

Some consider them to be fixtures, to light fixtures and say that they are part of the house/sale. I have a family member who went through that when he sold his house and was more then a little aggravated when the realtor informed him that he couldn't take his nice, expensive wall mount with him, after the contract was signed.

 

[SSSnail]

I'd leave them simply because the effort to replace a wall mount is a lot less than patching up the holes in the wall.

 

[crashtech]

In the absence of other data, the correct thing to do is take the mounts and patch the holes, but if the new owner wants to put their TV in the same spot(s), the easiest thing is to leave them. I'd want my realtor to find out what the new owners want. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff, think of the value of the mounts relative to the purchase price. They are nothing in the big scheme of things.

 

[BoomerD]

In the absence of other data, the correct thing to do is take the mounts and patch the holes, but if the new owner wants to put their TV in the same spot(s), the easiest thing is to leave them. I'd want my realtor to find out what the new owners want. Life's too short to sweat the small stuff, think of the value of the mounts relative to the purchase price. They are nothing in the big scheme of things.

If the new buyers want them...charge them a reasonable price and leave them behind.

 

[pcgeek11]

In some states anything fixed or attached to the building are part of the sale...

 

[crashtech]

In some states anything fixed or attached to the building are part of the sale...

Oh, better leave all that artwork.

 

[pcgeek11]

Oh, better leave all that artwork.

You misinterpret attached. The hangers are attached, the artwork is just hanging on the hanger.

Unless you drove a screw or nail through the artwork.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

You could always ask if the new owners want them its possible the TV could end up elsewhere.

 

[NetGuySC]

It is attached so leave it

 

[Fire&Blood]

Tempted to start a thread "sold my tv wall mounts, do I get to keep the house"

Mods are probably suffering from CTS already so I'll save them the "lock thread" click.

 

[Jaepheth]

Unless the buyers specifically had something listed in the contract then it's the seller's prerogative.

Someone I know mentioned this was specifically on the real estate exam because of instances where superstitious people buy a house and then freak out when it turns out the seller took garden statuettes with them that were present during the walk-throughs.

 

[allisolm]

http://www.century21.ca/Blog/Will_It_Stay_Chattel_vs_Fixture

 

[zinfamous]

I would assume the seller takes them, as there is a great chance that the person before me is probably some type of savage that mounted the TV above the fireplace or something equally ridiculous. I wouldn't want to have to fix their failure.

 

[z1ggy]

I'd leave them, they're cheap enough to replace. Its a dick move to leave the house with holes in the walls.

Unless the next owners want a TV wall mount in that exact location, there is going to be holes in the wall anyway. Holes that they will have to fix.

OP should take wall mount off (unless stated to be left... but then why have this thread?), patch holes, then paint over them with matching paint. Next owners can put their own TV mount back in that spot if they wish.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

If the item wasn't discussed in the original purchase discussion or closing discussion, there is no way in hell I would leave anything behind.

Most importantly, appliances.

You misinterpret attached. The hangers are attached, the artwork is just hanging on the hanger.

Unless you drove a screw or nail through the artwork.

Your refrigerator is attached to a water line. So is it (by that notion) "attached" to the house?

 

[z1ggy]

If the item wasn't discussed in the original purchase discussion or closing discussion, there is no way in hell I would leave anything behind.

Most importantly, appliances.



Your refrigerator is attached to a water line. So is it (by that notion) "attached" to the house?

If I remember correctly, when I bought my house, all appliances had to be specifically asked to remain in the house. Washer, dryer, Ac units, refrigerator, stove, etc. I think it's fairly uncommon for sellers to take the refrigerator and stove with them though, as the next place they are moving probably has one or they will be purchasing newer/better stuff.

 

[mvbighead]

If I remember correctly, when I bought my house, all appliances had to be specifically asked to remain in the house. Washer, dryer, Ac units, refrigerator, stove, etc. I think it's fairly uncommon for sellers to take the refrigerator and stove with them though, as the next place they are moving probably has one or they will be purchasing newer/better stuff.

I'd been told by a guy familiar with buying and selling of homes to always list the appliances as included for $1. I wish I had done that on my previous house sale as the lady was upset that I sold her a 'defective' refrigerator with a broken ice maker.

The reality was we sold that house after we moved into our next house, and we liked the stove and refrigerator we had better than what our new house had in it, so we swapped them. Never had used the refrigerator in the new house so not sure if the ice maker worked or didn't.

In the end, I just flipped the lady $100 and said fix it yourself as she was apparently difficult with the guy that we sent to fix it (never answered the door, wasn't 'ready' when he showed up, etc). If I would have sold the appliances for a $1, I would have given her the dollar back and saved $99.