Fixtures and equipment attached to a building during a tenant's occupancy with the intention that they be removed when the tenant leaves are called?

• A. Improvements and Betterments
• B. Adverse Possession
• C. Easement
• D. Trade Fixtures

Answer: (D)

In business tenancy, items installed by a tenant for their operations that are meant to be removed when the lease ends are called trade fixtures. These are considered the tenant’s personal property even though they’re attached to the building for use during the tenancy, and they can be removed at the end of the lease as long as the removal doesn’t cause damage beyond ordinary wear and tear and complies with the lease terms. This distinguishes them from permanent improvements and betterments, which are typically intended to stay as part of the property (unless the lease says otherwise) and may require restoration or compensation at termination. Adverse possession and easement are unrelated concepts in this context.