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David Perry Renter's Liability Insurance
4 March 2024 | 3 replies
Quote from @David Perry: Liability insurance covers accidental property damage by your tenant (e.g. kitchen fire) or personal injury (e.g. fall down the stairs).Talk to your insurance carrier and ask them for advice.
Brian Armstrong LLC in which state for out of state investor
24 September 2019 | 3 replies
Most likely the state where the property is located is where lawsuits would be brought if they are something for personal injury like a trip and fall or something of that nature because the “cause of action” arose in that state.
Steve Rozenberg Renters Insurance
7 February 2016 | 8 replies
There are 4 reasons to require tenants to get renter's policies.1) Liability, if your tenant is legally responsible for anyone's financial loss (injury, slander, property damage, etc) AND they do not have means, YOU may be pursued as additionally liable. 2) Structure Coverage, your property improvements if damaged beyond wear and tear by your tenant may be covered by your tenant's liability coverage instead of your dwelling coverage.3) Contents Coverage, not all Landlord policies are the same in the provision of contents coverage for tenants.
Tim Burdette Should I get an umbrella policy?
18 April 2017 | 5 replies
Umbrellas are typically bodily injury and property damage oriented and don't cover the professional liability that comes with being a landlord.
Amy Oltendorf Tenant caused fire and has no renters insurance
24 November 2023 | 30 replies
Thankfully, there were no injuries
Chris Stromdahl Landlord "Loss of Use" liability?
17 November 2014 | 5 replies
It covers all damages and loss regardless of cause - which does cover loss of use as well.Insurance – Owners have obtained insurance to cover fire damage to the building itself and liability insurance to cover certain personal injuries occurring as a result of property defects or owner negligence.
Henry Clark Self Storage- Liability/Property Insurance
2 March 2022 | 9 replies
This location is in a 1mm population metro area, 230 units, and costis about $1,800,000 all in.Limits of Insurance:Coverage:Liability andMedical Expenses $2,000,000/$4,000,000Occurrence/Aggregate Comprehensive Business Liability $2,000,000 Any OnePerson Personal & Advertising Injury$4,000,000 AggregateProducts Completed Operations Aggregate $2,000,000 Any OneFire Fire Damage $25,000 OccurrenceCustomers' Goods Legal Liability Deductible: $0 $25,000 AggregateSale and Disposal Liability Deductible: $1,000 $10,000 Any OnePerson Medical Payments $1,000,000 Occurrence Hired Non-Owned $300,000 EachEmployee Employee Benefits Liability $25,000/$25,000 PerClaim/Aggregate Employment Practices Liability Loc Class DescCoverage Limit Ded Valuation Type 1 Self-StorageBlanketBuilding & Business Personal Replacement Cost Property$2,100,000 $25,000 EarthquakeIncluded SinkholeIncluded Windstorm orHail Included 5%BusinessIncome Actual Loss Sustained 24 Months PollutionClean-Up & Removal $100,000 Employee Dishonesty$15,000 Money &Securities - Inside $10,000 Money &Securities - Outside $5,000 Accounts Receivable$25,000 Electronic Data$20,000 Valuable Papers &Records $25,000 Fine Arts $10,000Employee PersonalProperty $10,000 Limited PollutantRemoval $25,000/$100,000 Cosmetic LossLimitation Included Equipment BreakdownProtection Included Premium, Fees, andTaxes: BOP Premium: $ 7,760.00 Optional TerrorismPremium: $ 31.00 Total Premium:$ 7,791.00 Key notes:a.
Brent Zande Insurance for Air BnB
8 August 2019 | 19 replies
I have a specialized "short term rental" insurance that includes business liability insurance (inc. personal injury), property insurance and windstorm insurance. 
Elena Pech My tenants want a dog - what do i need to consider and put in the lease?
3 April 2023 | 27 replies
Require them to purchase insurance that covers damages from the pet and injuries, if it ever attacked another dog/person.
Marcus Auerbach Tenant wants to mount a TV in every bedroom
8 May 2024 | 14 replies
Wall mounting prevents injuries from today’s giant tvs falling on kids.