🧠 REAL AGENT SCENARIO
“But I Thought That Stayed?”
📍 The Situation
Your buyer closes on a home in Summerville.
At final walkthrough, everything looks fine.
After possession, the buyer realizes:
TV wall mounts are gone
Ring doorbell cameras are removed
Smart thermostat replaced with a basic one
Mount holes left in drywall
Buyer is upset. Agent is scrambling. Seller says:
“Those were personal items. They weren’t in the contract.”
And technically… they weren’t.
No SCR Form 530 was used.
📄 The Form That Would Have Prevented This
SCR Form 530 – Personal Property Addendum
Page 1 of the form clearly states that if present at the property on the date of offer, certain items convey unless excluded in Paragraph 2
Personal Property Addendum for …
Specifically listed items include:
TV wall mounts and brackets (Section s)
Alarm and security systems including cameras and video doorbells (Section a)
Thermostats (Section t)
Personal Property Addendum for …
Additionally, the form requires the seller to:
Unpair smart devices prior to closing
Return them to factory settings
If Form 530 had been attached, those items would have conveyed automatically unless specifically excluded.
🎯 Broker Guidance
Agents assume fixtures are “common sense.”
Buyers assume smart devices stay.
Sellers assume they don’t.
The contract assumes nothing.
Form 530 removes assumptions.
In today’s world of smart homes, this form is not optional. It is protection.
⚠️ Risk Without Form 530
Buyer dissatisfaction after closing
Post-closing disputes
Reputation damage
Small claims exposure
Agent E&O claim risk
Broker headache
And worst of all… it was preventable.
✅ Action Steps for Agents
Always review the property for smart devices, mounts, chargers, speakers.
Attach SCR Form 530 to every residential offer.
If something is NOT conveying, list it in Paragraph 2.
Educate sellers upfront on what stays and what goes.
Walk the property again before closing to confirm nothing has been swapped.
💡 Broker Tip
Smart homes change the fixture conversation.
If it’s attached.
If it’s wired.
If it’s mounted.
Assume it conveys, unless you specifically exclude it in writing.
Form 530 protects your buyer.
It protects your seller.
And it protects you.
