Do curtains convey with a house purchase in Texas?
Question by milf: Do curtains convey with a house purchase in Texas?
We sold our house and at signing the realtor said the buyer wanted all the curtains back. They are NOT custom sized to the windows. They are very taste specific. The red ones in the living room I bought to match my couch cushions and rug. The kitchen curtain matches my rugs and dishes. The bedroom curtains are the same fabric as my comforter set. Every window has custom fit blinds, which we of course left.
They also want the bronze rods and holdbacks for all the windows. Do we have to give them all our curtains?
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Answer by Steve D
The rods are considered attached, so they convey. Curtains and tie backs usually are not attached, so unless you made arrangements during the contract period to convey them, they go with you. Your realtor should know that.
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Unless you listed the home with window treatments included, the buyer is not entitled to them. You have to leave the curtain rods and tie-back hooks as they are attached to the building, but you do not have to leave the curtains or tie-backs.
If you as the seller or your agent did not specifically state in the MLS offering and/or the Property Disclosure Statement that the window treatments were not included in the sale, you are required to leave them. They are affixed to the premises and are not considered personal property.
Technically, anything attached is supposed to convey, and in Texas window fixtures are considered attached. However, the issue of the curtains should have been brought up in the sales contract, and their Realtor made a mistake by not specifying the curtains.
My advice… Compromise. Say you’re keeping the curtains because they match your decor, but you’ll leave the rods and holdbacks.