If someone buys furniture for a room for them to stay in your house but it’s been in the homeowners possession for 10 years, whose property does it belong to?
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If someone buys furniture for a room for them to stay in your house but it’s been in the homeowners possession for 10 years, whose property does it belong to?
My mother bought furniture for a room in my home owner house and it’s been in my house for 10 years and she claims to have the canceled check from the furniture store she bought it from, now she wants it. Whose property does the furniture belong to?
Asked on February 1, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If she bought it and did not give or gift it to you, then it is hers: the fact that it is in your house does not mean you own it, any more than if you asked your mother to hold onto your china or books or clothing for you because you did not have enough room would mean that she'd own those things. Location of an object does not, by itself, transfer ownership. So if she bought these things for her use and you simply allowed them to be in your home, they are hers.
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