Not unless they only own one property...

I don't think any of you realize the panic that is going on.  NO wood, no water, no food, no gas...the shelves are bare. People wait in line for hours just to buy screws...and you really think that now you will be able to find a contractor or handy man to do WORK?  Not a chance!

I had one tenant tell me he is going to buy plywood, we are hoping that he does not damage the house putting it on. 

I don't know of any landlords that do that...and no apartment complexes do either.  Mike manages some mansions (including one in Cocoa on the beach) that he moved all the outdoor furniture inside, made sure nothing would fly open and removed any loose debris...took him all day for one house.  That is the most you can do for homes that have 12 foot windows or 30 windows.

What tenants need to do is get all the junk from outdoors inside.  Flying stuff does the most damage.

If hurricane looks so bad, tenants need to go to higher ground.

The landlord needs to be well insured...and the tenant needs to have renters insurance.

Eve

I am not sure what you mean by "materials" to protect the home. Screwing plywood to cover the widows just damages the house, tape on the windows ruins the windows. Other than that there is nothing to do except secure everything that can become a projectile but even that is pointless because the neighbors are not doing it.

and no, i would not and will not supply plywood to the renters. If they get hurt putting it up then guess who is expected to pay for their back injury for the rest of their life.

Well, they should not only provide the materials, they should INSTALL them or pay someone to!

After all, it's THEIR property - not the tenants'!

Most tenants don't care. If the house is damaged, they'll stop paying rent and move elsewhere.

Protect your investment. 

At the end of the day, the house is the landlord's property, not the tenant's. I suppose if they want to protect it, they should. (And do the installation, as well.)

If there is something to protect the home then the landlord is likely doing it already.

  Protect your assets!

I would say yes, you own it so protect it.

Seems smart to me - it's the landlord's property

Miriam,

It would be a wise move in my opinion. A

After all it is the landlords property, you would think they would assist in any way to secure it

Provide the tenants? Who owns the house? They should protect their investment & who cares what the tenants do. Most of the time they don't know the working end of a hammer.

It would certainly seem to be a benefit for everyone involved.  

I would say absolutley or better yet help them protect your property.

yes!

It is the landlord's property. I would think they would want to protect it from damange. I can't understand why they wouldn't want the tenant to take effort to keep water and wind damage out of the home.

Tenants need to follow instructions / orders to get to higher ground or leave the area.  Landlords will want to do what they can to protect their assets and as others have mentioned - get things inside so they are not flying around.

When tenant called about furnace heater went out on Xmas eve, I went over there with two space heaters, an electric blanket, and a bottle of Vodka. With storm I will call in and advise what they need to watch out for and offer help to get through the disaster together.

I believe it is the Landlord's responsibility to protect the home. But at this point, I'm not sure there is anything they could do.

Landlords should protect their investment; tenants should have renter's insurance.

Yes.

Absolutely !

Ideally yes, it would help- 

I am sure Landlord will do it - just to protect the home.

I would want to protect my investment so yes.

Tenants should secure their own renters insurance. Anxwer to your question: not necessarilly. It could drive rents even higher out of the reach of many.

Its their house, so I would!

I have a crew that would and have board up our properties.

If it were me, I I'd be protecting  investments

no, but the tenants need to remove debris from outside.... some items become missiles....

I think they may want to notonly provide the materials but if yuo can someone to do it. It is the owners responsibility. AS much as you can ask the tneant to do it they may choose not to.  I dont think you can force the tenant to do it. 

Mike & Eve Alexander (Eve) nailed this one.

No. Owners/Landlords should hire a contractor to protect their house from hurricanes. Some landlords in FL have told tenants that they cannot board up any windows.

Mike & Eve Alexander have some very interesting insights.

I'm with Mike & Eve Alexander "The landlord needs to be well insured...and the tenant needs to have renters insurance."

If they are sane and want to protect their investment. 

Might be a good idea.

Miriam Malave As the owner the landlord is responsible for the property. You cannot rely on the tenants to do the work.

They should follow the terms of the lease and be properly insured.

Disclosure will do....

A wide variety of opinions here!

He/she is better to do it ahead of time. 

They better to do it. :)

I dont send them anything but I purposely purchased homes without any flood zones and where I live this past hurricane there wasnt too much damage.

absolutely - if I could get tenants to put up the boards etc to protect my investment I would be on it in a red hot minute.  Ultimately it is my property and investment that I have to protect

It is the landlord's house, and up to them what they want to do with their property.

They should if they were able to. It's their investment they must protect. I am not sure how many actually did though. It'll be an interesting situation to see unfold as time goes on. 

IF THEY WANT  to have less damage yes... 

Great question, but I'm out of water in FL regulations, since i'm in CA and here LL does not obligated to provide earthquake ( our thing)  info for tenants, only during a sale. 

I agree with Mike and Eve Alexander.  Living in a large city while folks prepare for a hurricane is not a time to call your handyman.  I own 4 rentals and just went through Harvey.  I contacted all my tenants and told them to secure outdoor furniture and other things that would have become dangerous in high winds.  During the hurricane I texted them to check on their safety and advised them to follow the evacuation notices that were being issued.  Maybe a home on the beach would be prepared differently than a home in the city, but there was no time.  Harvey went from a "rain event" (biggest understatement ever), to a Cat 4 hurricane.  There was a run on food and water.  It was craziness.  We did all we could do to just survive.  And there is no way to prepare a home for 50 inches of rain. 

It's a thought - if they value their property....