Are renters in Arlington required to pay for renter's insurance?
The Commonwealth of Virginia does not require that renters in Arlington to obtain renter’s insurance. However, leases prepared by our property managers require that tenants obtain a renter's insurance policy to cover losses of the tenant's personal property due to theft, fire, tenant negligence, or if someone is injured at the rental dwelling. A’s insurance policy protects the rental dwelling from loss, but not the tenant’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
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- Before you rent out your rental in Arlington
- Collections and evictions
- Communications with the tenant
- During tenancy
- End of tenancy and what happens when a tenant breaks the lease
- How does the landlord get paid?
- How your management company handles the association and your community
- How your management company handles utilities
- How we find tenants
- Insurance matters for owners using our rental management
- How Nesbitt Management handles keys
- Arlington owner responsibilities
- Maintenance, repairs & inspections for your property in Arlington
- The move-in inspection
- Property management information form
- Selling a 1031 tax exchange & more
- Starting our management of your rental property
- When owners don't yet know their new address
- Vetting renters in Arlington