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Trade fixture

A trade fixture is an item a commercial tenant installs for business use that generally remains the tenant's personal property and may be removed before the tenancy ends, subject to the lease and repair of damage.

Official area

Property Ownership

Knowledge cluster

Property classification

Learning sequence

Define, distinguish, apply, retrieve

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Exam purpose

Recognize the rule, then reject the nearest look-alike.

Georgia lens

Apply the state distinction only when the facts call for it.

Connected terms

Connected to 4 terms and one official content area.

What does Trade fixture mean in real estate?

A trade fixture is an item a commercial tenant installs for business use that generally remains the tenant's personal property and may be removed before the tenancy ends, subject to the lease and repair of damage.

How is Trade fixture different from the closest exam answer?

An ordinary fixture belongs with the real estate. A trade fixture receives special treatment because the tenant installed it for the tenant's trade or business.

What is the Georgia-specific rule?

The national rule applies in Georgia, but an actual lease can set removal deadlines, ownership terms, and restoration duties.

Worked exam example

Scenario

A salon tenant installs wash stations bolted to the floor and removes them before lease expiration while repairing the attachment points.

Decision rule

An ordinary fixture belongs with the real estate. A trade fixture receives special treatment because the tenant installed it for the tenant's trade or business.

What is the most common exam trap?

Trap correction

Leaving a trade fixture past the permitted removal time can make it abandoned to the landlord even though it began as tenant property.

Memory cue: Leaving a trade fixture past the permitted removal time can make it abandoned to the landlord even though it began as tenant property.

Original exam check

Apply the definition

Which statement correctly explains Trade fixture?

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Trade fixture quick answers

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What is Trade fixture?

A trade fixture is an item a commercial tenant installs for business use that generally remains the tenant's personal property and may be removed before the tenancy ends, subject to the lease and repair of damage.

What is Trade fixture commonly confused with?

An ordinary fixture belongs with the real estate. A trade fixture receives special treatment because the tenant installed it for the tenant's trade or business.

How does Georgia treat Trade fixture?

The national rule applies in Georgia, but an actual lease can set removal deadlines, ownership terms, and restoration duties.