Tenant's front door was broken during a break in.

[Andrew P.]

We have a tenant (in Austin) that had their front door broken while they were gone during a break in.  They do not have renters insurance, which is our fault for not requiring it.  

(Devils Advocate) If I was to guess, it was probably the tenant who lost their keys, or someone they knew.  Regardless, is the tenant or the landlord responsible?  

We've never run in to any issue like this, so thank you for your help. 

[Paul Edwards]

It hard to know what really happened! First thing I would do is get a copy of the Police Report on the break in. If no report was made. I would then charge cost to replace door to the Tenant. You would think if someone broke in there would be some type of police report made!!! Good luck