Jealously, Patty Ann holds onto the Taylors' deed as ransom for more money, even though the Taylors paid for the house and gave her husband a big fee besides.
The risk of severe weather is somewhat more modest in Chesapeake Bay, where the required home elevation is 2.5 feet, explains Steve Kieran, architect and owner of the Loblolly House in Taylors Island, Md.