Title: Are renters liable for crime-related property damage? - Inman
Headings: Are renters liable for crime-related property damage?
Are renters liable for crime-related property damage?
Content: Are renters liable for crime-related property damage? - Inman
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Are renters liable for crime-related property damage? Tenant gets security-deposit shock upon move-out
Q: About a month before the end of our rental lease, the house was burglarized. An outside door, screen door and two inside doors were badly damaged. The police were called. The landlord’s father inspected the property at the time, as the landlord lives out of town. I had renters insurance for my items that were stolen, and I was fully reimbursed minus my deductible. The insurance company informed me that the physical damages would be the responsibility of the landlord/owner. Before returning possession of the house to the landlord, I spent nearly a week cleaning, including all of the rugs, floors and stove, and patching picture-frame nail holes on walls throughout the house.