a woman rents space in a commercial building where she operates a bookstore. In the bookstore, she has installed large reading tables fastened to the walls and bookshelves that create aisles from the front of the store to the back. These shelves are bolted to both the ceiling and the floor. Which of the following BEST characterizes the contents of the bookstore?
a) the shelves and tables are trade fixtures and will transfer when the property owner sells the building.
b) The shelves and tables are trade fixtures and may properly be removed by the woman before her lease expires, and the tenant would be responsible to the landlord for any damage that their removal caused to the premises.
c) Because the shelves and tables are attached to the building, they are treated the same as other fixtures.
