A person sells his house. Is the roof included in the sale?
The roof is NOT included when it has a 10-handbreadth guardrail AND is 4 cubits wide — it becomes an independent space. If those conditions are not met, it is part of the house.
Question 2
A seller retains a cistern within a house he is selling. Does he automatically have the right to enter the house to access the cistern?
The rule is that sellers sell generously. By selling the house without exception, the seller gave up access. He must now purchase a path from the buyer unless the original sale explicitly excluded the cistern.
Question 3
A person sells a courtyard. Is the bathhouse within the courtyard included?
Regardless of what the seller says — even 'the courtyard and all its contents' — a bathhouse and olive press within the courtyard are never included. They require explicit mention in the sale.
Question 4
A person sells an olive press and says 'the press and all its accessories.' Are the sacks included?
Even when the seller says 'the press and all its accessories,' certain items like the sacks, leather sacks, rotating wheel, beam, and pressing blocks are never included. They require individual explicit mention.
Question 5
Two rooms, one inside the other, are given as presents: the outer room to Shimon, the inner room to Levi. Does Levi have a right of way through the outer room?
When the inner room is given (not sold), the recipient has a right of way through the outer room, because givers give generously. If the inner room were sold instead of given, no such right would exist.