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Section 5 - CONSTRUCTION, REPAIRS, ALTERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF OWNED AND RENTED PROPERTY
- - Dwellings under construction, including a vacation or second home
- - Finishing a basement or an attic or enclosing a porch
- - Remodeling one or more rooms in the house
- - Landscaping the ground or planting new shrubs or trees
- - Building outdoor patios, walks, fences, or other enclosures, driveways, or permanent swimming pools
- - Repairing outdoor patios, walks, fences, driveways, or permanent swimming pools (including permanent above ground swimming pools)
- - Inside painting or papering, spackling, sanding
- - Outside painting, caulking, sanding, or surface repairs
- - Plastering or paneling
- - Plumbing or water heating installations and repairs
- - Electrical work
- - Heating or air conditioning jobs
- - Flooring repair or replacement, including inlaid linoleum or vinyl tile
- - Insulation
- - Roofing, gutters, or downspouts
- - Siding
- - Installation, repair, or replacement of window panes, screens, storm doors, awnings, and the like
- - Masonry, brick, or stucco work
- - Other improvements or repairs (include security systems which are hard-wired into the home)
- - Electric cooking stove, range, or oven
- - Gas cooking stove, range, or oven
- - Microwave oven
- - Other cooking stove, range, or oven including wood, coal, or peat burning stoves
- - Refrigerator
- - Home freezer
- - Dishwasher - built-in
- - Dishwasher - portable
- - Garbage disposal
- - Clothes washer
- - Clothes dryer
- - Range hood
- - Smoke alarms and detectors
- - Trash compactor
- - Window air conditioner
- - Portable cooling and heating equipment, including portable dehumidifiers, humidifiers, fans, and space heaters; excluding window air conditioners
- - Other major home appliances and equipment
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Last Modified Date: November 29, 2005