He says he was negligent upon what he was signing and also received no deposit.

If the landlord is so negligent that he was unaware of mold, lead paint, and asbestos, what else has he overlooked or hidden from you. 

You don't have to forfeit your $1,200 investment over $8,000 that will be negligible over the long run.

Is this entirely the landlord's responsibility or is the tenant also partially responsible for damages for being negligent? 

IF it were to happen again it would then be negligence on his part.

AND MOST IMPORTANT be named as additional insured on their policy, this stops their insurance company for suing you for negligence.

I would suggest putting something in your lease or an addendum/notice in that you include in your lease documents regarding negligence of use and who will be responsible for repairs/replacement and have tenant sign it.

Just shows the deceased person's name as the owner.The value is negligible.  

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The advocates of LLCs are mostly based on hype, good management is the first line of defense, if you are not negligent, you're not at fault.