Trade Fixture

/ˈtreɪd ˈfɪks.tʃər/

Definitions

  1. (n.) An item installed by a tenant on leased property for business purposes that remains the tenant's property and is removable upon lease termination.
    The tenant removed the trade fixtures before moving out of the store.

Forms

  • trade fixtures

Commentary

Trade fixtures are distinguished from permanent fixtures in landlord-tenant law, allowing tenants to remove them so long as removal does not cause substantial property damage.

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