John,
I called Suzanne and asked her aboutthe "Rehab" code and a brand new HVAC system. And YES! It does fall under the rehab code and a new receptacle is not required near the outside Comp. However that section of the rehab code is being changed. As of sometime in Aug./Sept. the rehab is going to change and it is going to make a new basement space fall under new work, a new HVAC, and new attic space will all fall under new work and all of the new NEC codes will be required. Just not yet! sigh! (This is as per the DCA not my words.)
