Fixture vs. Appurtenance — What's the Difference?

Fixed or permanently attached equipment.

Right that accompanies real estate.

An object attached to a property.

Accessory or adjunct to a property.

Item of personal property affixed to real property.

Legal right or privilege.

Permanently secured.

An intangible but essential aspect.

Attached but movable item.

Benefit or feature tied to property.

Something securely fixed in place.

An appurtenance is something subordinate to or belonging to another larger, principal entity, that is, an adjunct, satellite or accessory that generally accompanies something else. The word derives from Latin appertinere, "to appertain".

Something attached as a permanent appendage, apparatus, or appliance

Something associated with another, more important thing; an accessory.

(Law) An item of personal property that is physically attached to a property and becomes part of it, as a machine that is installed.

Appurtenances Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear.

One that is invariably present in and long associated with a place

(Law) A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.

The act or process of fixing.

That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.

The condition of being fixed.

(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear.

(legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.

(law) A subordinate interest in land which benefits a principal estate, which cannot be detached from or held separately to that estate; an appurtenant interest.

A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

(grammar) A modifier that is appended or prepended to another word to coin a new word that expresses belonging.

A lighting unit; a luminaire.

The state or quality of being an appurtenance.

A scheduled match.

That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land.

A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

A supplementary component that improves capability

A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

(transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

To schedule (a match).

That which is fixed or attached to something as a permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take away.

State of being fixed; fixedness.

Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others.

A object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

A regular patron;

The quality of being fixed in place

The act of putting something in working order again

A fixture is a physical object affixed to a property, while an appurtenance is a right or accessory tied to the property.

Yes, appurtenances usually transfer with the property deed.

A parking space is considered an appurtenance as it is a benefit associated with the property.

Built-in appliances like dishwashers may be considered fixtures, but freestanding appliances often aren't.

Appurtenances can include rights of access, easements, water rights, and parking privileges.

List desired fixtures explicitly in the purchase agreement to prevent removal by the seller.

No, fixtures generally remain with the property unless otherwise agreed upon by the buyer and seller.

No, fixtures are considered real property because they are affixed to the real estate.

No, landscaping would typically fall under fixtures or improvements, not appurtenances.

It usually transfers to the new owner unless stated otherwise.

Yes, unless explicitly excluded in the sale contract.

Yes, if it's intentionally removed from the property, it may revert to personal property.

A ceiling fan is a fixture because it is physically attached to the property.

Yes, appurtenances like access rights or parking spaces can influence property value.

Appurtenances like easements often require legal documentation to clarify rights.