However, Bob fails to maintain his part of the agreement. The owner of land that touches a stream, decides to build a dam and use the reservoiras a source for irrigating his crops. An owner of land downstream, also uses the water for farming. However, the owner of the land upstream has appropriated the stream first. Personal property is anything tangible, but does not include intangible items .
Real property encompasses rights with respect to land .
Real property deals with items such as patents and copyrights . Unless agreed otherwise, a sale of the real property on which they are growing includes timber and crops. Timber to be cut and growing crops are personal property whether or not they are sold apart from the land and regardless of who does the securing. Growing crops sold apart from the land are personal property only if secured by the seller. Timber to be cut and sold apart from the land is classified as goods only if secured by the buyer.