Are renters in Northern Virginia required to obtain renter's insurance?
The Commonwealth of Virginia does not require that tenants in Northern Virginia to buy renter’s insurance. However, leases prepared by our property managers require that renters purchase renter’s insurance to cover losses of the tenant's personal property due to theft, fire, tenant negligence, or if someone is injured at the property. A’s insurance policy protects the property from loss, but not the renter’s personal property if it is damaged, destroyed or stolen. Please contact your insurance agent to let them know that you are putting your property into service.
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- Before you lease out your rental in Northern Virginia
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- During tenancy
- End of lease term and what happens when a renter breaks the lease
- How does the owner get paid?
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- How we find renters
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- Property management information form
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- Vetting tenants in Northern Virginia