Slip & Fall tenant injured while walking on grass to dumpster

[Deanna McCormick]

I found out last evening a tenant of 6 years fell taking a shortcut tot he dumpster, he went down a grassy hill and the grass was damp / wet so he slipped,  instead of walking the paved driveway, last Friday at noon.. result he broke his leg in 2 spots and needed surgery. He was kind of embarrassed about the situation.

 I'm not sure if I should report to my insurance agent.. But i'm thinking this a this point might be good idea. Tenant didn't seem like it was something he'd push..

But wonder what your thoughts are or if you've dealt with something similar..

[BreAnn Stephenson]

Hi Deanna!

Glad that you seem to have a good relationship with your tenant. I would still recommend reporting the incident to your insurance agent just in case something were to arise in the future. That way they would have on record some basic details including the fact that you reported the incident in a timely manner to them... which, in some cases, can affect the ability to have coverage down the line depending upon the specific details of your policy. At this point you aren't filing a claim, simply putting them on notice that the incident occurred.

I hope that nothing comes of this though since it sounds like he was the one who took the unpaved route. Oops!