Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 408
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                 Comm: UNFAV           .                                
                  02/22/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Fasano) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
    2  
    3         Delete lines 2697 - 2701
    4  and insert:
    5         (h)(c) “Sinkhole loss” means structural damage to the
    6  covered building, including the foundation, caused by sinkhole
    7  activity. Contents coverage and additional living expenses shall
    8  apply only if there is structural damage to the covered building
    9  caused by sinkhole activity. Cosmetic damage consisting of
   10  hairline to one-sixteenth inch cracks to nonstructural building
   11  components is not covered unless accompanied by structural
   12  damage.
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   14         Delete lines 2724 - 2732
   15  and insert:
   16         (i) “Structural damage” means settlement damage to one or
   17  more primary structural components or structural systems of a
   18  covered structure.