Can A Landlord Force Renters Insurance? 
the short answer is YES . You are the tenant and agree to abide by the rules the landlord sets out . This may seem a bit arbitrary but your landlord is looking to you to make good on the liabilities you create . For example you have a pet dog that you take out and walk daily . But one day it gets a way from you and bites a fellow tenant and neighbor . In the litigious world we are in the person bitten may take civil action against you and the landlord . Things will be a lot better fro the landlord if you have a way of paying for the damages through your insurer if you caused the loss . 