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saluki
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Re: Moving to So. Florida
      Mon Jun 05 2006 05:26 PM

Hi, Lenny. A tip if you decide to buy a home here -- look for something built to post-Hurricane Andrew codes. These, I believe, were instituted in 1994. Pines and Weston have a lot of new construction, so it shouldn't be a problem. If you do look at older construction, make sure it has been retrofitted with hurricane shutters or impact-resistant glass and a reinforced garage door (we just installed one that's supposed to be good up to 170 mph winds; hopefully it's never put to the test). You'll get discounts (albeit relatively small ones) on homeowners/windstorm insurance and your home will be protected. Finally, look for an area with underground utilities (I think Weston falls into this category). They're less prone to outages in storms and service is restored faster. Hope this helps, and good luck in South Florida!

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* Moving to So. Florida Lenny Mon Jun 05 2006 05:26 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida ltpat228   Sun Jun 04 2006 08:47 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida native   Mon Jun 05 2006 09:03 AM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida Lenny   Mon Jun 05 2006 12:42 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida saluki   Mon Jun 05 2006 05:26 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida madmumbler   Fri Jun 09 2006 09:41 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida Lenny   Mon Jun 05 2006 05:38 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida Mike V   Tue Jun 06 2006 09:51 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida Lenny   Tue Jun 06 2006 10:55 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida Perry   Sun Jun 04 2006 08:24 PM
. * * Re: Moving to So. Florida CaneTrackerInSoFl   Sun Jun 04 2006 04:22 PM

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