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