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  • She also recommends buying building-code upgrade coverage, which ensures that if the codes have changed and you need to rebuild, the insurance company pays for the increased costs.

    Got Insurance? Enough? You Sure? Amy Hoak 2011

  • In their pad—surrounded by maps of the ancient lagoon, Mac computers, essays by Le Corbusier and building-code books, the two partners are busily working on a plan to turn the quiet island into an albergo diffuso , a hotel spread throughout the village.

    Awakening the Sleepy Island of Burano Alessia Pirolo 2011

  • Many big cities in recent years have sought to use their powers over zoning, building-code enforcement and long-term urban planning to leverage disasters into opportunities for the fundamental redefinition of neighborhoods.

    City's Future Lies in Ruins Douglas Belkin 2011

  • Mr. Molinelli said most of the spas had been closed as a result of health- and building-code violations.

    Alleged Prostitution Ring Busted Chris Herring 2011

  • With many of these properties now in foreclosure proceedings and building-code violations stacking up, banks and other debtholders will help decide their future.

    Tenants Turn to Lenders to Repair Buildings Eliot Brown 2011

  • Unsafe, building-code violations run rampant in these unmaintained, unhygienic, filthy dorms.

    Alex D'Andrea: Children and Sports Academies Alex D 2010

  • A spokesman for the Building Department, Tony Sclafani, said officials issued three building-code violations to the property owner on Wednesday, including one for illegal occupancy.

    Rescuers Pull Mother, Son From Fire 2010

  • "We have building-code issues and our membership has declined," she said.

    Fee Dispute Makes Waves at Swimming Club Marie C. Baca 2010

  • Unsafe, building-code violations run rampant in these unmaintained, unhygienic, filthy dorms.

    Alex D'Andrea: Children and Sports Academies Alex D'Andrea 2010

  • And so Waxman-Markey includes building-code standards to ensure our new buildings don't become energy-hogging balls-and-chains tied to unfortunate tenants and unsuspecting homeowners.

    Bill Chameides: Cap and Trade Part 5: What's With the Add-Ons? 2009

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