Can A Landlord Force You To Get Renters Insurance? 
Yes , a landlord can in fact require you to have Renters ' Insurance as a condition of offering you a lease , this is pretty common practice . As a property owner they are within their legal rights to establish fair and equitable standards and best practices that must be followed equally with each and every applicant with whom they work . It is not unreasonable at all to make insurance a requirement to protect both their property and financial interest and responsibility . 