My landlord says he doesn’t have insurance

By Becky Foster

On 2-4-2010 the carport on the house we are renting fell on my car in the night! My landlord claims that he has no insurance and I know he is liable! He said he would settle, but after 2 days, he has his agent offer me $250-$300 off one month of rent! My car has the driver’s side mirror hanging on by the cord, there is a lon scratch running along side the hood, and the roof is caved in on the driver’s side from the front glass to the back glass! To top it off, my auto insurance agent told me he is not liable, then admitted to me that he is a customer as well! I now have no doubt that she is commiting insurance fraud on his behalf! Is my land lord required to carry property and csualty insurance on rental property?

Edited on: Friday, June 8th, 2012 10:48 am

3 Responses to “My landlord says he doesn’t have insurance”

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Gary Shepherd

February 9th, 2010 1:09 am

Here’s the thing about rental insurance or landlord insurance. No, there is no law that requires landlord to carry a policy. Even if there was, the laws are clear that the landlord is required to be responsible for the property, but is not responsible for your belongings.

Do you have a renters insurance policy? That should cover you, of your auto insurance might pay form some of the liability.


LypeUplilla

December 3rd, 2010 1:25 pm

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November 27th, 2012 9:06 pm

the Landlord is NOT responsible for your car, or any belongings you have. It is required for tenants to have their own insurance to protect your own items. HOWEVER, the Landlord is responsible for the house, in other words, the house must be built under safe conditions to rent. The landlord can have insurance to protect him with coverage or if not, him or herself at their cost. You can sue the landlord if: you got injury from the house that the landlord is responsible to fix or take of (not the case if you are responsible, like you need to mow the lawn), if you see bugs in the house, Rats, mold, dog bites, anything pertaining to the house that is a hazard. if you get injured, it REALLY DEPENDS on the situation. You can’t sue them because your reason is invaid, like I fell on the floor but the house is in a safe condition (more like it was your fault). but if you fell because the ice on the sidewalk was not removed for long periods of time, not when it happen after a rain storm last night, you then can sue.

for you car situation, it really depends and it might be hard to gain any money from this but you can screw the landlord over by mentioning how the house is a hazard or request an inspection. But keep in mine, if the house is red tagged, you may have to move onto another place.

Treat this more like a tree fell on your car. (because it was an unexpected event)


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