Are tenants in Washington required to buy renter's insurance?
The Commonwealth of Virginia does not require that renters in Washington to buy a renter's insurance policy. However, our leases require that renters purchase renter’s insurance which pays for losses of the tenant's personal property due to theft, fire, renter negligence, or if someone is injured at the rental dwelling. A’s insurance policy protects the rental 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.
Landlord Reference
a handy reference for property owners in Washington
- Before you put a renter in your rental in Washington
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During the lease term
- End of lease term and what happens when a renter breaks the lease
- How does the property owner get paid?
- How your rental manager handles the association and your community
- How your management company handles utilities
- How Nesbitt Management finds tenants
- Insurance matters for landlords using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Washington rental investor responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your property in Washington
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental property
- When property owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting tenants in Washington