Question

1. For each of the following please explain why it is or it is not a real property: (a) An air-conditioning unit installed on the top of the roof of a commercial building (b) An apple tree planted in the back of your home’s yard (c) A refrigerator in your home’s kitchen (d) Your home’s kitchen cabinets (e) A house trailer (f) The sprinkler system installed in your back yard

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation: A real property is a land and every other thing attached to it therefore (a)an air conditional installed on top of a commercial property is a real property because it belongs to whoever owns the building...

(b)The apple tree at the back of a building is equally a real property because it is planted on the owners land..(c)refrigerator in a kitchen is also a real property because it is valuable (d)house trailer is not a real property because it is not permanently installed, it is a mobile form of house (e)kitchen cabinets is a real property because it is installed to the building(f)sprinkler system installed at the back of the house is not a real property because it belongs to the water company.

Answer 2

Answer:

a. not a real property, but a personal property because it can be uninstalled at any point when the tenant is leaving

b. Real property, because it is afixed to the land and cannot be moved.

c. Not a real property, but a personal property, because it is movable

d. Not a real property, but a personal property, because it is possible to move your kitchen cabinets

e. Not a real property, but personal property because they are known to be inexpensive and hence they are technically not real estate, but a form of personal property.

are inexpensive because when you buy one, it's technically not “real estate” - it's a form of personal property

f. Not a real property because a sprinkler system can be uninstalled or removed.

Explanation:

A real property is anything that is permanently fixed to a land and cannot be moved, while personal property are those properties that are capable of being moved or uninstalled. Once it can be moved or uninstalled from the land, then it is not a real property. Real properties can never be removed from a land and taken to another property.