While inspecting a tenant-occupied property, the buyer was told by the seller that the microwave...

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation (150–250 words):

In a real estate sale, the seller can only transfer property they own. Personal property belonging to a tenant is not part of the seller’s estate and cannot be conveyed, regardless of oral promises.

A: Incorrect — microwave ovens are personal property, not automatically real property.

B: Oral contracts are generally unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds.

C: Incorrect because the microwave is personal property, not real property of the tenant.

D: Correct — the seller had no ownership interest and therefore no authority to include it in the sale.

Thus, the buyer is not entitled to the microwave.