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Account Closed LLCs, protection & taxation
26 June 2013 | 23 replies
The biggest risk here is a tenant getting injured and suing you.With rehabbing, there is the risk of a contractor getting hurt and suing you - which is why most people look for fully insured contractors - and also why I don't bother with an LLC for rehabbing.
Ben Cochran Should I rent my rental unit to two couples?
23 August 2018 | 13 replies
That’s several qualified adults earning income able to pay that rent if one leaves loses a job or is injured
Sarah Miller Should I be concerned if my tenants don't lock up their dog?
13 May 2015 | 7 replies
I guess I empathize because when I had to rent with my two dogs who injured themselves when crated, I had no choice but to let them run around when I left.  
Ezekiel Joseph Berman First time buying a rental home
19 July 2022 | 12 replies
You need to know enough though so that you don’t strike out or get hit with a fastball and end up injured on the bench. 
Linda Thomas Final payment question
3 June 2023 | 15 replies
Tenant states that she got injured at work and out on work comp awaiting payments.
Albert Johnson Tenant wants to remove light fixture
2 October 2024 | 10 replies
Ceiling fans need to be secured differently than a basic ceiling to be stable and this is of course electrical work so allowing a tenant to potentially do it is a liability issue if they got injured. 2.
Rehj Hoeffner How to handle problem tenant
13 September 2023 | 57 replies
Imagine if someone gets sick or injured.  
Bob Wilson Hiring Lawn Care Personnel or....
19 August 2021 | 32 replies
They file the lawsuit, anyway, because they know you will pay money to settle through mediation to avoid your having to pay your own attorney up to $400,000 to prepare to go to a jury trial and then they know that even if the Plaintiff wins only $1.00 you will have to pat the Plaintiff's attorney and that could be another $400k.If you don't think this can happen to you, then you are 100% wrong because when a lawn mower's employee is injured even when working for another customer and that employee sues his boss then you had better be prepared with EPLI insurance because YOU WILL BE NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT and that means you will be sued and you will need to retain an attorney.
Collin Hays Lawsuit time! A reminder about risk management for your STR
28 October 2022 | 49 replies
Liability claims (a person injured, permanently scarred, or killed on your property) are in the hundreds of thousands, and often exceed $1M in the case of a wrongful death.
Mike Dawson Dissolve LLC or change name?
30 September 2024 | 4 replies
If someone injures themselves and sues, they will be suing the LLC and not you personally.