My duplex had caught fire on my Neighbors side of the building where the electronicle box's are and now the place is inhabitable not sure yet how fire started ive been going threw a roach and mouse problem as well as building structural issues and now since the fire myself my husband and my two small children are forced to live in a motel now that the building is inhabitable and my landlord gave me this months rent back with lots of talking to even get it from him but now he is with holding my deposit my lease was up and I've been on a month to month is he liable for motel costs since the fire was not my fault or on my side ? And I didn't have renters insurance! But he's collecting home owners insurance for the fire.!! --172.56.x.xx

Don't think he's liable for your living accommodations.You were supposed to have insurance on your stuff and living arrangements.we never think things like that will happen.but they do.so sad! Charlie....... ...... ..... .... .. --70.215.xx.xx

SORRY --108.89.xxx.xxx

Your landlord has no liability to provide you with temporary housing. You took a gamble and lost by not having renter's insurance. The Red Cross and other charities may be able to help you. God bless. --166.182.xx.xxx

You need to talk to an attorney about suing the life out of however is responsible. The attorney will know who is liable and who has the deep pockets to pay you. Do what he says --98.229.xxx.xxx

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Call 1-800-board up. They are a charitable group associated with insurcom. They spoke at my last landlord group and will help tenants without renters insurance with hotel costs for the first few days and have many connections to help get people back up on their feet after tragedy. A landlord's insurance is on the building, not the renter's belongings. Nobody likes to pay for insurance until they need it. Not having insurance is a hard lesson to learn. --73.253.xxx.xxx

Look for another place and move on .... not your problem. This too will pass. --73.249.xxx.xxx

Call the Red Cross or your church for help since you should have had renters insurance. --64.251.xxx.xxx

Best to find a new place, the fire dept inspectors will be the ones proving what happened to cause this then the lawyers will attempt to defeat this at great expense - yours, by the time you pay the legal cash vacuum you could prolly own your own place. --76.188.xxx.xxx

Landlord is not responsible for your hotel costs or damaged belongings. That is what renter's insurance is for. Get anything you still want moved out of the property and return the keys to the landlord. Make sure you provide the landlord with your forwarding address for the deposit to be mailed to you. And don't forget to get renter's insurance for your next place. --73.146.xxx.xxx

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Any fire in a rental unit causes severe hardship for tenants and in some cases injury or loss of life. Often before renting out a rental unit tenants are told the insurance on the apartment does not cover tenants contents. Where it is absolutely essential that tenants take out contents insurance or some call renters insurance. As a rental housing provider who is operating legal conforming apartments where down the road there are many illegal ramshackle apartments in houses where there is no fire protection for the tenants. In June the central fire alarm system, fire extinguishers, standpipe hoses and emergency lighting were inspected where ten smoke sensors connected to fire alarm system where replaced. Often tenants want a lower price rental unit where they never ask about safety or if the rental unit is legal. Only after something serious something happens reality kicks in. In the province of Ontario officially there has been loss of seventeen lives in the illegal basement apartments and illegal apartments in houses which were divided with regular drywall without getting a building permit. The insurance company which insures the apartment building will not insure those houses with illegal apartments in them. Safety of the tenants has to be the number one priority over everything else. Some say if they close down the illegal rent rentals there will be shortage of affordable rental housing. History is going to repeat itself all over again. --184.147.xx.xxx

I suggest that you consider moving to Los Angeles county and look up Moshe to rent one of her properties. Don't bother getting renters insurance. If there is ever a wild/house fire,flood,earthquake, roaches or mice problems she will gladly give your rent and security back along with putting you up in a motel as long as you like. She may even spring for an attorney to sue herself. --73.175.xxx.xx

Renters insurance provides financial reimbursement to cover a tenant’s lost or damaged possessions as a result of fire, theft or vandalism....Renters insurance can also provide compensation for alternative living arrangements in the event that your rental unit or rented home becomes uninhabitable due to storm damage or an apartment fire." --173.22.xx.xx

Moshe, do you think that a woman who has no insurance, is living in a motel room with her family, and is stressed to the max will benefit much from an attorney's consultation? Or would it be more prudent for her to move on? Inquiring minds want to know. God bless. --166.181.x.xxx

Funny how Moshe doesn't slam this tenant for no carrying renter's insurance huh?? --65.114.xxx.xxx

Do you have rights - sure you do........but you also have responsibilities. So what are you trying to do at this point other than whine about how life has screwed you over and how the evil landlord is doing you wrong........ever consider that may-just maybe there might a SERIES of contributing factors that got you, me and the next person to exact place where we are. Until anyone elects to steer their own destiny, then they will be victims. --24.239.xx.xxx