### Question
What does residential improved real estate mean?


### Answer
**Residential improved real estate** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 4012a*:

> improved real estate for which the improvement is a residential building

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 4012a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 50-NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE > SUBCHAPTER I-THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM**

