Hi Jamie,

My understanding is that it cannot be enforced due to “Third Line Forcing” issues – but I would think a Landlord could “prefer” tenants that have such protection over those that do not.

The other option would be for the landlord to take out a policy but not sure how that would work for the underwriting of the insurance?

Adam

Hi Anthony,

There is a new answer to 4) and that is for the tenant to take out insurance to protect their rental payments. This helps a tenant who would usually be considered a good tenant to keep paying rent in case they lose their job through no fault of their own. Obviously this also helps the landlord mitigate their risk of losing the…[Read more]