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Scott Weaner So, I Stop By One of My Rentals Today and...
7 July 2016 | 19 replies
This may be a stopgap measure but I have news - laws vary from one jurisdiction to another but in general tenants are straw men, they have little to no assets, while injury lawyers see landlords as owners of property that is worth going after in court.
Michael A. My Biggest Fear - Personal Liability Coverage
16 October 2023 | 11 replies
We're not solely financially independent yet, so the thought of continuing to pay for our property out pocket does not phase us nearly as much as the treat of a multimillion dollar lawsuit stemming from a terrible personal injury.Maybe I've seen too many personal injury attorney tv ads?
Maurice Staples Bad Tenant
20 July 2016 | 14 replies
Turned out the blood on her was the boyfriend's blood and she was the one who inflicted the injuries on him.  
Denise Evans Tenants and Animals
24 July 2016 | 37 replies
., a "service animal" is highly trained and probably a very low risk of injury to property or others.
Matt R. Independence, Missouri proposes mandatory rental inspections
24 March 2018 | 29 replies
Government operates the same way.The maliciously bad landlords (criminals, for all intents and purposes) will ignore the law, figure out how to fudge the paperwork, or avoid detection so it won't do anything to prevent a fire or accident or injury in their properties because the city doesn't have the manpower to go out and enforce it without a complaint.But hey, in the meantime it'll make nanny state bureaucrats feel like they're doing good deeds and fill the city's coffers off the backs of the good landlords at little or no cost to the city, so of course they'll figure out how to push this thing through.
Roy Mitle legal issues if tenant running business
2 April 2015 | 5 replies
Why would I be at risk if one of their clients gets an injury just because its my property.
Matt Good Briar bushes! Help!!
18 April 2015 | 7 replies
No injuries or extra fires - but the danged things came back a year later.  
Stephen Gregory Playscape question
18 April 2015 | 3 replies
Her parents sued the family who had the swingset and won.This article by a lawyer says they won't win a lawsuit against you unless you knew the playset was dangerous, but that still wouldn't stop people from suing you.http://www.zimmetzimmet.com/faq/child-injuries/im-...You could take the chance, but you'd need to make sure it was really well maintained, and as I said, you would probably still get sued and even if you won, it would be expensive.
Paul Baldasaro What does everyone require for insurance coverage limits?
31 March 2018 | 2 replies
My limit requirements are:Commercial General Liability Insurance$1,000,000 Each Occurrence Limit (Bodily Injury and property Damage) $2,000,000 General Aggregate per Project" $2,000,000 Products & Completed Operations Aggregate"$1,000,000 Personal and Advertising Injury Limit"Business or Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance$1,000,000 combined single limit per accidentWorkers' Compensation and Employers' Liability Insurance$100,000 Each Accident$100,000 Each Employee for Injury by Disease$500,000 Aggregate for Injury by DiseaseExcess or Umbrella Liability$1,000,000 occurrence/aggregateAm I asking too much?
Paul Crowson Trampolines and Above Ground Pools
24 May 2015 | 18 replies
Personally, I'd say no to trampoline, and make sure they take liability for pool, the condtion of pool, injuries, and any damage caused from pool.