Unless a different intention is expressed or necessarily implied, a transfer of property passes forthwith to the transferee all the interest which the transferor is then capable of passing in the property, and in the legal incidents thereof.
Such incidents include, where the property is land, the easements annexed thereto, the rents and profits thereof accruing after the transfer, and all things attached to the earth;
and, where the property is a house, the easements annexed thereto, the rent thereof accruing after the transfer, and the locks, keys, bars, doors, windows, and all other things provided for permanent use therewith;
and, where the property is a debt or other actionable claim, the securities therefor (except where they are also for other debts or claims not transferred to the transferee), but not arrears of interest accrued before the transfer;
and, where the property is money or other property yielding income, the interest or income thereof accruing after the transfer takes effect.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 8
The legal operation of a conveyance triggers the complete transmission of the transferor's proprietary estate, vesting all rights and legal incidents in the transferee unless a contrary intention is expressly manifested.
The statute establishes an affirmative rule of deed construction: absence of restrictive reservation implies conveyance of absolute title in fee simple.
Section 8 establishes a statutory presumption of absolute transfer: if a person transfers property without words of limitation, the law presumes that the entire fee simple or absolute interest of the transferor passed. If a transferor intends to reserve an easement, mineral rights, or a life estate, they must explicitly reserve it in the conveyance.