An owner has a freestanding cabinet that was custom-built to fit an alcove of the...

A fixture is personal property that has been permanently attached or adapted to real estate so that it becomes part of the real property. Courts apply the MARIA test (Method of attachment, Adaptation, Relationship, Intention, Agreement) to determine fixture status.

In this case, the cabinet was custom-built to fit an alcove, making it uniquely adapted to the property. Even though it is freestanding, its adaptation to the structure makes it a fixture.

Real property (A): the land and everything permanently attached, which includes fixtures, but the more precise term here is “fixture.”

Personal property (B): movable and not adapted to the home.

Appurtenance (D): rights and benefits that run with the land (e.g., easements).

Thus, the best description is C: fixture.