(1) A landlord may require a tenant in a manufactured dwelling park to obtain and maintain renters liability insurance only if: (a) The insurance requirement is in the parks statement of policy and in the written rental agreement. (b) The landlord obtains and maintains comparable liability insurance. (c) Documentation, including a certificate of coverage, that shows the landlords insurance coverage is posted in a common area or delivered or made available to any tenant by request, orally or in writing. (d) The amount of required coverage does not exceed $100,000 per occurrence. (2) A landlord may require an applicant to: (a) Provide documentation of renters liability insurance coverage before the tenancy begins. (b) Name the landlord as an interested party on the tenants renters insurance policy authorizing the insurer to notify the landlord of: (A) Cancellation or nonrenewal of the policy; (B) Reduction of policy coverage; or (C) Removal of the landlord as an interested party. (c) Provide documentation on a periodic basis related to the coverage period of the renters liability insurance policy. (3) A landlord may not: (a) Require that a tenant obtain renters liability insurance from a particular insurer; (b) Require that a tenant name the landlord as an additional insured or as having any special status on the tenants renters liability insurance policy other than as an interested party for the purposes described in subsection (2)(b) of this section; (c) Require that a tenant waive the insurers subrogation rights; or (d) Make a claim against the tenants renters liability insurance unless: (A) The claim is for damages or costs for which the tenant is legally liable and not for damages or costs that result from ordinary wear and tear, acts of God or the conduct of the landlord; (B) The claim is greater than any security deposit of the tenant; and (C) The landlord provides a copy of the claim to the tenant contemporaneous with filing the claim with the insurer.
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