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WORK TO INCLUDE ALL LAYERS OF ROOF METAL AND WOOD CEDAR SHAKES TO THE LATHING UNDERNEATH; INSTALL 5/8\" EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD OVER MANSARD AREA AND NEW COPPER TO ALL PLOE GUTTERS, COPPER SODERED AT THE SEAMS, NEW WATER & ICE SHIELD TO ALL EAVES & VALLEYS; INSTALL NEW EPDM MEMBRANE TO FLAT REAR DORMER ROOF; INSTALL SYNTHETIC UNDERLAYMENT OVER EXPOSED PLYWOOD, INSTALL TIMBERLINE SHINGLES TO THE ENTIRE ROOF,NEW STEP FLSHING TO THE DORMERS & CHIMNEY, INSTALL WOOD PAINTED CLAPBOARD 4\" EXPOSURE, NEW RIDGE VENT & HIP SHIMGLES ON THE PEAK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 14, 2016.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. 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