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expired. Petitioners had never slept in the building at that
time. There was no central heating. The kitchen was being used
as a workshop to aid in the ongoing construction. The garage had
similarly been pressed into service as a workshop and used to
house construction tools. Three of the structure’s major systems
were not even inspected by the City of Turlock and approved in
rough form until September of 1997.
Thus, nearly 4 years after the expiration of the statutory
period, the residence could boast only rough electrical,
plumbing, and heating/ventilation systems. Moreover, the
condition of a home with such rough systems is significantly
removed from what could be termed livable. A rough electrical
system must include wiring, but not switches and fixtures. A
rough plumbing system similarly denotes pipes and drain lines for
fixtures such as toilets and bathtubs, but not the fixtures
themselves. A rough heating system has vents for a water heater
or furnace, but, again, need not have the actual heater or
furnace. Here, the only evidence offered by petitioners that
their systems were in anything other than such rough form at the
close of the relevant period is testimony that a toilet and sink
had been installed in one bathroom. Furthermore, photographs
taken in 1999 reveal that construction work remained in progress
in the intended living room, kitchen, great room, bedrooms,
bathrooms, laundry room, and art studio of the new structure. In
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