The Property Corner Question of the Month:

March 6, 2009·Journal·J. Benson Ward

WHAT CONSTITUTES VACANCY IN ORDER TO EXCLUDE A PROPERTY CLAIM?

ANSWER: COURTS OF DIFFERENT STATES EVALUATE FACTORS INCLUDING NATURE OF THE PROPERTY, PRESENCE OF APPLIANCES AND FURNITURE, VISITS TO THE PROPERTY, AND ACTUAL HABITATION.

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