You Need Renters Insurance
Friday, June 11th, 2004Renters insurance typically covers the cost of replacing personal items that are stolen, damaged, or destroyed. You may think that the landlord s insurance protects your belongings, but you need to protect yourself in the event of fire, flood, or theft. Typically the landlord only has insurance to protect the property itself. To protect your belongings, you may need to purchase renters insurance. More and more landlords are requiring renters insurance as a condition to rent. Everyone renting an apartment or a house should have renters insurance, and they should purchase that insurance from a reputable company.
Almost all renters insurance includes liability insurance, which covers you from $250,000.00 to a million dollars. This is the primary reason that many landlords want you to have renters insurance. Even though your personal belongings mean a lot to you the syndicate that owns your building could care less about your flat screen television. They want to make sure they are covered in case of in (more...)
