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Renters insurance compliance

Requiring renters insurance is the easy part.

Every landlord requires it. Almost none have a system to confirm it still exists after move-in. Policies lapse, tenants switch to cheaper carriers and drop you, and limits drift below your lease, all without a word. We place the coverage, set the language the law requires, backstop the gaps, and give you one place to see your whole portfolio's status.

Built for property management, from a few doors to several hundred units.

Requiring renters insurance is table stakes. Managing it across a portfolio is where owners actually get exposed. A move-in declarations page is a snapshot, not a system. We turn the requirement into something you can see and control: consistent placement, the correct interested-party language, a master backstop for the gaps, and live compliance tracking in Policy Vault. Independent, advisor-led, and honest about what the law does and does not let you require.
What the law lets you require

Get the requirement right before you enforce it.

In Oregon, ORS 90.222 sets real limits: a cap on the amount, an income exemption, interested party but not additional insured, and a rule that you carry comparable coverage yourself. Most lease templates miss at least one.

Who this is for

Independent landlords through multi-hundred-door property managers.

If you require renters insurance and cannot say, today, which tenants are actually covered, this is built for you. It scales from a few doors to several hundred units, and it is most valuable exactly where tracking has become work nobody owns.

Frequently asked

Renters insurance compliance, answered.

Can a landlord require renters insurance in Oregon?
Yes, in a written rental agreement, subject to ORS 90.222. The liability amount is capped at $100,000 per occurrence or the customary local amount, whichever is greater, and several conditions apply, including an income exemption and the landlord carrying comparable coverage.
What is the difference between interested party and additional insured?
An interested party is notified about the policy status, such as cancellation or lapse, but is not covered. An additional insured is actually covered. For tracking a tenant's coverage, interested party is the right status, and in Oregon it is the one you are allowed to require.
Is collecting a move-in dec page enough?
No. A dec page proves coverage existed on that day. It does not tell you whether the policy later lapsed, was replaced with a cheaper one, or had its limits lowered. Ongoing verification is what protects you.
What is a master tenant legal liability program?
It is coverage a landlord holds so that a lapsed or missing tenant policy does not leave the building fully exposed. It protects the landlord, not the tenant, and does not replace the tenant's own policy. Availability and terms vary.
Do I have to carry my own insurance to require tenant coverage?
In Oregon, yes. ORS 90.222 lets you require tenant renters insurance only if you maintain comparable liability coverage and can document it to any tenant who asks.
What if a tenant's household income is low?
ORS 90.222 bars requiring renters insurance from a tenant whose household income is at or below 50 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size, with separate treatment for certain subsidized housing.
Compare your coverage

Is your renters insurance requirement actually legal, and enforced?

Take the two-minute self-audit. We will flag whether your lease asks for the right status, whether you account for the income exemption, whether you carry the comparable coverage Oregon requires, and how you would catch a silent lapse. No pressure, no obligation.

Whether your lease requires the status Oregon actually allows
If you account for the income exemption
Whether you carry comparable coverage of your own
How you would catch a silent lapse or carrier switch
Stop tracking coverage with a folder

See your whole portfolio's compliance in one place.

We place tenant coverage, set the interested-party language correctly, backstop the gaps, and track it all in Policy Vault. Send us your portfolio and we will show you exactly where the exposure sits.