Most New Orleans rental property insurance policies do not offer any liability to a landlord if your tenant’s dog causes a claim
But…there is one insurance company that can but you need to qualify as a real estate investor
Best Practices with Tenants is not to allow pets not only for liability reasons but for damage concerns
Have them purchase an HO-4 policy to protect their personal property and provide them a layer of liability starting at 100,000 of lawsuit protection and also if they accidentally burn your property down
Intentional damage is not covered but accidental damage would be covered under their HO-4
Does your tenant have a car insurance policy?
If so they can purchase the HO-4 policy from their car insurance company for as low as $10 a month and get a car insurance discount
Everyone wins
If your tenant does not want to purchase an HO-4 policy and has a dog we understand you may need a tenant in your rental property and you need to make an exception
Does the New Orleans Rental Property insurance policy have any breed restrictions?
First you need to understand no liability will ever extend to a prohibited breed of dog
Prohibited breeds of dogs include:
- Akitas Inu
- Alaskan Malamute
- American Bull Dog
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- Beauceron, Boerboel, Bull Mastiff American Bandogge
- Bully Kutta (any other Mastiff breed)
- Cane Corso Caucasian Ovcharka (Mountain Dogs)
- Chow Chow
- Doberman Pinscher (miniature Dobermans acceptable)
- Dogo Argentino
- English Bull Terrier
- Fila Brasileiro (aka Brazilian Mastiff)
- German Shepherds
- Giant Schnauzer
- Great Dane
- Gull Dong (aka Pakistani Bull Dog)
- Gull Terrier
- Husky or Siberian Husky
- Japanese Tosa / Tosa Inu / Tosa Ken
- Korean Jindo
- Perro de Presa Canario
- “Pit Bull”
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Thai Ridgeback Wolf or Wolf hybrid
and any mixed breed dog containing any of the aforementioned breeds
Here is a sample of the policy form you need on your rental property policy
You can purchase up to 1,000,000 of lawsuit protection on rental property to protect you as a landlord
Our new rental property insurance program for real estate investors can give you the coverage you need for
- vacant home insurance
- renovation home insurance
- short term rental properties
- annual lease properties
For New Orleans Real Estate investors you need the best insurance broker with FM Agency Group so complete the form below to get started