The contract made between the department and the purchaser shall provide that the purchaser maintain the farm or home as the purchaser’s place of residence and keep in good order and repair all buildings, fences, and other permanent improvements situated thereon, and that the purchaser, if required, insure and keep insured against fire or other hazards, all buildings, fences, other permanent improvements, or crops on the property, the loss, if any, under the insurance policies to be made payable to the department as its interest appears. Insurance shall be in the amount, with the insurance companies, and under the conditions specified by the department. The department shall make an annual report on or before September 1st of each year to the Legislature regarding any insurance coverage implemented or required by it. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the type of insurance coverage, its cost, the reason for requiring that coverage, loss-ratio information, and any changes in existing insurance coverage and the reason for those changes.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 209, Sec. 1. Effective July 21, 1998.)