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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="19-213" title_number="19" title_name="Property and Casualty Insurance" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Homeowner's Insurance Policies">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each policy of homeowner’s, farmowner’s, or dwelling insurance issued, sold, or delivered in the State that provides property coverage for a dwelling or personal property on a replacement cost basis shall contain a provision that allows an insured to file a claim for the difference between the actual cash value and the replacement cost for the completed repairs or replacement for not less than 2 years after the date of loss.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An insurer may require an insured seeking additional payments on a replacement cost basis to notify the insurer, within 180 days after the date of loss, of the insured’s intent to repair or replace the dwelling or personal property.</text>
  </level>
</section>
