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• Reimburses the policyholder for the cost of temporary housing, food, and other essential living expenses, if the home is damaged by a covered peril that makes the home temporarily uninhabitable. Policies cap the amount of ALE payable to 20 percent of the policy’s dwelling coverage.

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  Cite Definition for Additional living expenses (ALE)

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Additional living expenses (ALE). (n.d.). Glossary of Common Homeowners Insurance Terms. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/additional-living-expenses-ale.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Additional living expenses (ALE). www.tdi.texas.gov. Glossary of Common Homeowners Insurance Terms. Texas Department of Insurance and Office of Public Insurance Counsel. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/additional-living-expenses-ale (accessed: March 27, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Additional living expenses (ALE)." Glossary of Common Homeowners Insurance Terms. Texas Department of Insurance and Office of Public Insurance Counsel. 27 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/additional-living-expenses-ale.

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