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Last page edit 10/29/08
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Improvements Added to the Property Tips from the Experts on Repairs or Improvements to Rented Property When the tenant moves from a rented dwelling, he can take with him his linens, kitchen utensils, chairs and piano, etc. However, if he has at his own expense replaced a windowpane or nailed back some loose boards, he cannot take with him the nails or the glass. The nails and the glass are now "fixtures": items which have been so attached to or associated with the property that in the eyes of the law they are considered part of the property and may not be removed by the tenant. Concerning items which tenant has physically attached to the dwelling and which he wants to remove at the end of the lease term, an exception to the rule of fixtures may permit him to "remove articles and structures, designed for the purposes of trade, domestic convenience, or ornament, even though they are so firmly attached to the realty that he would not otherwise have the right to remove them, provided they can be removed without serious injury to the premises." (Maryland Law Encyclopedia, Fixtures, Section 2) Last date legally reviewed: 3/14/08 (PLL/M.A.J.) Source: Baltimore Neighborhoods (BNI) - See main Landlord Tenant section for more information on BNI. Updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL). |
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