§ 38.2-1883 Requirements for sale of self storage insurance
A. At every location where self storage insurance is offered to customers, the lessor shall make available to a prospective customer brochures or other written materials that:
1. Disclose that self storage insurance may provide a duplication of coverage already provided by a customer’s homeowners insurance policy, renter’s insurance policy, or other source of coverage;
2. State that the purchase of coverage by a customer of self storage insurance is not required in order to lease a self storage unit;
3. Summarize the material terms of the insurance coverage, including (i) the identity of the insurer; (ii) the amount of any applicable deductible and how it is to be paid; (iii) benefits of the coverage; and (iv) key terms and conditions of coverage; and
4. Summarize the process for filing a claim, including proof of loss requirements.
B. Self storage insurance may be offered on a month-to-month or other periodic basis as an individual policy or a group or master policy issued to a lessor under which the individual customer may elect to purchase coverage.
History
This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 203 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2013, c. 203.