Can I take a plantings with me after selling?

What does your contract say? If they are affixed to the property, then they are a fixture and must stay unless you get other approval. Keith Jean-Pierre Managing Principal The Dapper Agents Operations In: NY, NJ, FL & CA

Whether you can take plantings with you depends on whether they are in the ground or in containers, what your purchase contract says, and whether you disclosed the removal before the buyer made their offer. In South Carolina and throughout Florida, the legal default is that plants rooted in the ground are considered part of the real property and convey with the sale unless they are specifically excluded in writing. A buyer who saw those plantings in the listing photos and during tours has a reasonable expectation that they will be there at closing. If you want to take specific plants with you, the right approach is to list them as personal property exclusions in the listing documents and in the contract. That way the buyer knows before making an offer. If the contract is already signed without an exclusion, removing plants without the buyers written consent is a breach of contract. The cleanest path at that stage is to ask the buyer directly, offer to replace the plants with comparable ones if they object, or negotiate the removal as a concession. A few plants are rarely worth a closing dispute, but the documentation prevents misunderstandings from becoming exactly that. Kevin Neely & Kaitlynd Robbins | K2 Sells, Keller Williams Elite Partners

Yes, but only if they are not considered part of the property. Anything permanently planted in the ground is a fixture and typically stays unless you excluded it in the contract. If you love a plant, dig it up or swap it out before listing or disclose it up front.

Absolutely -- as long as you are specific what you will be removing at the time the offer is being made/accepted. Both need to agree on the removal and if you will replace with like kind. Always best to pot up prior to listing. Saves a lot of miscommunication. Potted plants do not convey with the sale -- only the inground ones.

Not unless you have specifically excluded them in the listing agreement.

Hi Charity, Keep in mind everything is negotiable. You are selling "Your" home. Just be sure to note anything that is not included in your sale on the listing. You may even offer to replace with new plantings.

You can exclude the plants when you sign the listing or before you get an offer. After you receive an offer you would need to negotiate it with the buyer.

Everything is negotiable and it matters what was negotiated within the contract. Yes you should exclude things in the listing agreement but some agents forget to add that to the MLS and the contract. Anything you want as a seller needs to be disclosed so just remember to tell your agent what you want to convey or convey in the sale of your home.