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Abraham Anderson
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Liability of kids playground/swings

Abraham Anderson
  • Investor
  • Sevierville, TN
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I'd love to add a park/playground to my 20 (now 21 unit) property, (as there are several families there with young children), but I am worried about liability issues. I am thinking something like swings, a slide, etc. Is there a way to do this while legally protecting myself from liability (i.e. having them sign a waiver)?

Here's a photo of the area

(please ignore the bricks/construction items, they were there temporarily during renovations and are being removed).

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Bruce Petersen
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Bruce Petersen
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  • Austin, TX
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@abrahamanderson Don't listen to others that say "stay in your lane" and out of playgrounds.

This IS your lane, it's an amenity for your residents and as far a liability is concerned, reach out to your insurance provider to ensure you are properly insured and you should be fine.  Someone may get hurt but that's no reason to make bad decisions, you just need to mitigate your risk the best you can.  As for you can't get it insured, I have multiple properties with playgrounds and everything I own IS insured.

Where would YOU want to live? A project style property with no amenities or a place your family can relax and call home.  One where you don't have to drive your kids to a park somewhere, they can play where they live.  

Resist a pessimistic outlook in your business and life in general and it will serve you well.  The whole world isn't out to get you, welcome to entrepreneurship.  

My two cents.

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