Didn't this house come with a washer & dryer?

The contract to purchase a home needs to say what stays and what goes. In this article from The Washington Times, attached items in a house are, indeed, personal property. Although they can be removed, they generally go along with the sale of the house to the purchaser. This property is defined as “chattel”, an item of personal property which is movable. As the purchaser fills out the contract, the buyer agent will check off the items seen in the house. The seller should check over this list very carefully, in order to make sure they agree with what the buyer believes he's getting with the house. The biggest thing about chattel is that everyone needs to know what's staying and what's being removed. [M. Anthony Carr, The Washington Times, September 16, 2005]