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For properties completed in 2017 or earlier, ask whether units, garages, elevators, mechanical systems, entrances, or access roads flooded during Hurricane Harvey; then ask what repairs and mitigation followed. For newer properties, ask about later storms, drainage, leaks, garages, and access roads.
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