Normal major appliances are things like refrigerator, stove, washer, dryer, freezer. Things that cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Personally unless they were very, very high end appliances the cost and aggravation of moving them along with the very high probability of them not fitting in your new residence is not worth it. There may be something beyond these that you might have which is why it would be best to ask the buyers realtor.

I live in Florida, and when I bought the house it came with Range, Refrigerator, Microwave, and dishwasher but not with washer and dryer, of course, I got ones but, don't want to leave them because are very nice/expensive.

The contract doesn't specify the appliances it only says: Major appliances

the ones that are less movable..built in. like oven, range, built in microwave if there, dishwasher..

fridge, washer, dryer can be taken with. or at least it's like that here in CA. probably varies by location.

yes, check with your buyer's realtor to make sure everybody's on the same page

No nice comment about what you just wrote. The people who are under contract saw and included what they saw and liked in the contract. I do not know about Florida laws but in some states removing those appliances and replacing with cheaper ones could void the contract. Most people take pictures of what the rooms look like so they will have proof of what was there.

In most cases, the large cooking appliances, whether they are a stove, range, or cooktop and ovens, as well as a dishwasher and a built-in microwave will convey with the home. A refrigerator is usually not included unless it is built-in or specified in the contract. Washer and dryer usually do not convey unless specified. That has been my experience in the places I have lived and it is my understanding that the customs are pretty standard in the US.

Your agent saying you should ask the buyer's agent perplexes me. Your agent should be the one who is able to tell you what should be expected, should have told you what to expect upon listing, made sure it was clear when negotiating the contract and who should be having any conversations to make sure things are clear now. If you have better appliances and appear to be offering them, the buyer is more likely to say they want them than they were to have expected the things like the fridge and washer and dryer.

Also, if you have shown and sold the home without excluding the appliances, you would be ill advised to replace the appliances with cheaper ones after the sale. A buyer is going to expect the appliances they saw in the home to be the ones they get with the home and may well sue to get equal or better ones if you replace them with cheaper ones now. The time to change them would have been before you listed the home for sale.

Thanks, guys the contract says: customary major appliances, I live in Florida and I'm not sure if W/D is customary to leave in homes because I didn't get ones when I bought the house 2 years ago. So I don't have problem w the rest of the appliances but my W/D are very expensive models and the price they are paying me for the house don't cover that cost. So I'm not a bad guy who wants to scam someone but actually, the sell of my house was not traditional, I don't want to enter on details but I'm not the bad guy in this, I just trying to protect my interest as anybody do.

Then, anybody knows if customary major appliances in Florida includes W/D?

Denita does. PM her. She's a very experienced FL real estate pro.

Thanks, I only want to know what this term means. The other things are quite personal and I have good reasons for doing this believe me or not. Anyway thanks again for reply my post.

The sellers craft the offer, it is up to them to add specificity.

I would argue if they don't say washer and dryer it isn't that important.

In our house selling/buyings experience, like SaltiDawg, the refrigerator was considered a major appliance and stayed with the house, along with the stove/range and dishwasher. The W/D was negotiable and a microwave wasn't even considered. It was viewed as a small appliance.

You're getting into legal territory should you try to swap the W/D that was in the home at the time of the contract with cheaper models. Your agent did you a disservice in not specifying exactly which appliances were included. Just a guess, but I suspect this was not a full service agent.

I've never lived in a place where washer and dryer traditionally conveyed.

@Richie, it sounds like your contract isn't either one of the standard Purchase and Sale forms that Realtors use in Florida because both of those forms specify on page one (in the AS IS form) paragraph 1 (d) the appliances included. Look at the section labeled "Personal Property" to find it in the AS IS form. It is also on page 1 in the other form (lines 8-13). That form (FAR form) uses the term "major appliances" and then specifies the appliances immediately after using the term. You have to read the entire paragraph for it to make sense.

What type of contract did you sign? Is it one of the standard forms? It will say so right on the contract on the bottom of each page the form number and FAR or FAR/BAR and revision number.

Clarification: On the AS IS form the personal property specified, for example only, is (paragraph below):

Personal Property: Unless excluded in Paragraph 1(e) or by other terms of this Contract, the following items which are owned by Seller and existing on the Property as of the date of the initial offer are included in the purchase: range(s)/oven(s), refrigerator(s), dishwasher(s), disposal, ceiling fan(s), intercom, light fixture(s), drapery rods and draperies, blinds, window treatments, smoke detector(s), garage door opener(s), security gate and other access devices, and storm shutters/panels ("Personal Property").

Other Personal Property included in this purchase are:__________________

(check your contract to see what is included in yours, the above is from the AS IS Far/Bar form)

BTW, the others are right. Assuming you are using one of the standard forms, you can't swap out anything that is a fixture or appliance that was conveyed in the contract unless that item was specifically excluded in the contract. In fact, the paragraph that lists each appliance specifies that it must be the appliance shown to the buyer existing as of the date of the offer. No swap outs. If your agent doesn't know what is included - then your agent needs to get with his broker to get this straightened out pronto.

Interesting. I always understood that it would be specified but it seems common practice that range, and dishwasher (and a wall oven) would be affixed to the house and convey with the sale. Other appliances would be specified or sometimes negotiated.

I believe my contract for my old house specifically stated that all major appliances conveyed, except W/D (ie, these were spelled out as leaving ). Since it was not spelled out, the fridge was still there when I moved in.

This was Connecticut, btw.

My impression has long been if an appliance is either relatively solidly fixed in, or is hefty enough to require 2 normal people to move it (or costs in that range), it is a major appliance.

Here it can be "nothing" unless it is built in (like range top and oven and microwaves and dishwashers) or it can be all of the kitchen appliances including fridge. NEVER the laundry appliances unless it is mentioned in the contract. In Minnesota where DD lives it is everything with a plug that's big! (i.e. includes W/D and everything in the kitchen but the microwave unless it is built in).