To landlords: my tenant had a fire in the kitchen

[Ivan Vasquez]

Hi. I’m a new landlord. How should i proceed w this situation. My tenant just called saying they just had a fire in the kitchen. They were cooking w a pan filled w oil and started a large fire and damaged the microwave above the stove. Stove and cabinets are fine. We requested the tenant to have renters insurance but they have a $500 deductible. And a microwave is about $250. My tenant is on unemployment due to COVID and just had a baby this week. I also have home warranty insurance on my appliances, not sure this would be covered under it.

What’s the right way to handle this?