Maintain adequate insurance to cover claims resulting from damages or injury caused by pet.Tenant agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Landlord against all liability, judgments, expenses (including attorney fees), or claims by third parties for any injury to any person or damage to property caused by Tenant’s pet.Landlord reserves the right to revoke permission to keep the pet should Tenant break this agreement or provide false or misleading information.Landlord ___________________________________________________ Date __________Tenant______________________________________________________ Date __________ Tenant______________________________________________________ Date __________

So my title insurance had to defend my title .. 

I'll defend Pitt's all day as amazing dogs! 

@Derek Lacy  I can appreciate you defending the insurer, being an insurance agent yourself, regardless, I don't particularly appreciate them letting me know in the last second. 

When things go south, as we have here, the gloves come off and the promoter will have to defend themselves against these ideas which more commonly illustrate the investment as security rather than not.  

The Tenant(s) agrees that they will indemnify, defend and hold the Owner harmless for any damage or injury resulting from building practices or materials that were used in the construction of this Property."

In the 1970s rates went sky high because of the end of Bretton Woods and Volcker needing to defend the USD from hyperinflation.

I found some relevant info via google:Quoted:There are two types of deed, a "special warranty deed" in which the grantor (seller) guarantees he encountered no clouds to the title during his period of ownership ONLY. in a "general warranty deed", the grantor guarantees to defend your right of title for claims arising from ANY period. 

He defends this practice because he "lives in Hawaii and buys 50 houses a year"  He "doesn't have the time to look at every house."  

It seems the term "open and obvious" is helping defendants (ie owners) receive favorable court decisions.