For the vacancy condition in a commercial property policy, a building owned by the insured counts as vacant when:
Explanation
Vacancy turns on the contents: the building is vacant when it does not hold enough business personal property to carry on customary operations. That is why the answer about nobody sleeping there is wrong, since it describes unoccupancy, which is a different idea. A building under construction or renovation is not treated as vacant, and utility service is not the test. Once the stated vacancy period has run, the insurer will not pay for vandalism, theft, water damage, glass breakage or sprinkler leakage, and other covered losses are settled at a reduced amount.
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