Many states will award treble damages to an aggrieved tenant and if this goes to court you will look like a greedy LL, especially if the fire really was accidental.If it turns out later your tenant was somehow at fault, let your insurance carrier know and they may pursue the matter.

You will win and be awarded damages.

I was looking at the awards and noticed that we've got quite a few people that are official BiggerPockets Addicts . . . great!

(My addict award tells this.)

However, my opinion is that the award should be proven by results and not based on a spoken vision.

I haven't been very active in the forums lately but I'd like to think I've added some value in the blog section that I could ultimately get influence points awarded

BOA won (remember, the owners bought a second) yet the judge awarded a few thousand... and their attorney called the small claims judgement award a "foreclosure" victory.

Even though the teens were clearly trespassing and being idiots, the jury took sympathy on the kid's family and ruled against the LLC along with a large award.

Paula is also an Award Winning Realtor.

Tyson:Manage your properties professionally (keep them safe and in good repair) and carry insurance with a healthy liability coverage (i.e. minimum $2M).Canada is not as litigious an environment as in the U.S.A. and our court system {thus far} has not supported the "get rich via lawsuit" awards you read about to our south.