Read It! Manhattan resident Melinda Hackett hired carpenters to construct a tree house for her daughters. She thought that it would help compensate for the carefree existence that the girls lost when they moved from rural New York to a townhouse with a tiny backyard. After the tree house was completed, Hackett wondered if she might have needed a permit to build it. Since her children loved their new tree house, Hackett hoped not to have to remove it. She brought the issue before Manhattan's Environmental Control Board court. However, "none of the judges knew what to do with a tree house," she said. Ultimately, Hackett's structure was deemed "recreation equipment," which is allowed in backyards.

Do It!

The structure might have been .

A insulated
B revitalized
C redesigned
D disassembled