New house has tile throughout

[Richard Chae]

just acquired a house for a rental that has Laminate wood flooring in the bedrooms and tile throughout the rest of the house. Coming in after it rained, I lost traction myself due to the tile being slippery. My question is, is that a liability if a tenant slips? I’m trying to figure out if I need to replace them or if there is a better option in dealing with it.

[Clint Jusino]

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That's too bad, because tile is, overall, a good flooring choice...lasts forever and low maintenance. My first thought would be to deal with the water getting in the house. Maybe better mats at the entry? Seems like rainwater should not be getting in the house to the extent where you have to consider changing flooring, I mean there are millions of house with tile floors around.....

You could even add cheap area rugs (9x12s) and that would help.

But yes, I would guess that if someone slips and can prove it, they will be coming after you....

O I mean if they came in from the outside after it rained even with shoes it’s slippery. There no water that leaks inside. I apologize for the misinformation

No, that's what I thought.... I meant you need to take care of that issue. There should not be that much water coming in from outside. People need to learn how to wipe their feet...... :-)

Lots of folks use tile in their homes Including my primary and rentals. You can get floor mats for outside and inside so they can wipe their feet. Easy issue to resolve. You can also get an umbrella policy as well if you want to be extra cautious. Lastly you can put the rental in a LLC so they don't come after your primary home.  Lastly you can tell them to take off their shoes once they get into the house. 😉