Should an insurance company contact the apartment manager if you are late with your renter’s insurance payment?
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Should an insurance company contact the apartment manager if you are late with your renter’s insurance payment?
I just got a call from my apartment manager, whom stated they my insurance agent had contacted her that I was 9 days late with my renter insurance payment. He has previous called me and I stated that I would be in by the morning of the 30th to his office so I could pay. Does he have the right to contact the apartment manager and then threaten me with the apartment fee for being late ($50)? Additionally, she would not allow me to chose whom I have the renter’s insurance policy (most go through the apartment complex insurance company).
Asked on April 24, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Utah
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Assuming in your written lease agreement with your landlord you agreed to have renter's insurance and your landlord's name and address was placed as an additional insured on your renter's insurance policy, the insurance agent has a contractual obligation to advise your landlord that you are late with your premium payment.
Tha rationale is that if you let your policy lapse and something happened to the rental you have, your landlord's insurance policy (assuming there is one) or your landlord would be personally responsible for any repairs instead of your own insurance carrier.
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