Tenant insurance: cheap, and more important than renters think
Your landlord's insurance covers the building — not your belongings, and not your liability. Tenant insurance covers both, for a modest premium.
If you rent, your landlord's insurance covers the building — not your belongings, and not your liability. Tenant insurance covers both, usually for a modest monthly premium.
Three things it does
- Replaces your contents if they're stolen or destroyed.
- Pays your additional living expenses if the unit becomes uninhabitable.
- The part people forget — covers your personal liability if you accidentally cause damage (a kitchen fire, an overflowing tub that wrecks the unit below) or injure someone. That liability piece alone justifies the policy.
Why bother
A single liability claim or a total contents loss dwarfs years of premiums, and many landlords now require it. Do a quick inventory — replacing everything you own costs more than you'd guess.
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