Commentary for Nedarim 111:3

אביי אמר אפי' תימא רבנן בעיא קרא דסלקא דעתך אמינא (ויקרא יד, לד) בבית ארץ אחזתכם כתיב דמחבר בארעא שמיה בית עלייה הא לא מחבר בארעא

'in a house', this includes the upper storey? — R. Hisda said, It is R. Meir's teaching. For if the Rabbis', why require 'in a house' to include the upper storey, since they say that an upper storey is an integral part of the house? Abaye said, it may agree even with the Rabbis, yet a verse is necessary. For you might think, [since] it is written, 'in a house of the land of your possession': that which is [directly] attached to the land<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This soil. ');">⁴</span> is called 'house', but the upper storey, not being attached to the land, [is not called 'house']. With whom does the following dictum of R. Huna b. Hiyya in 'Ulla's name agree? Viz., [If one says,] I sell you a house<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [ [H] may mean either an apartment or a whole house, v. B.B. (Sonc. ed.) p. 247. n. 6.] ');">⁵</span>

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