[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I don’t think there should be rental properties in house retirement community. O wait this place not true retirement community. Never mind. Anything goes.

I cannot find where TV says it is a retirement community. I did find this "We are a 55+ community, perfectly located in sunny central Florida..." There is no requirement to be retired or partially retired.

[sallyg]

Include the cart and have renters sign a waiver. Carts are a huge bonus for renters.

[nn0wheremann]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Any decent lawyer would negate that "sham" sale in a minute.

Or take the liability insurance pay out money and run. Fortunately for all concerned no accidents, no harm, no foul.

[JudyLife]

I rent my villa with a gas GC and have a policy with Progressive which covers my renters with ‘permissive use’ of my GC.

[Bay Kid]

I was thinking about selling the cart to my renter, then they get insurance and sell it back to me at the end of the rental.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

I was thinking about selling the cart to my renter, then they get insurance and sell it back to me at the end of the rental.

You cannot avoid your liability with a sham sale.

[mrf6969]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

We rented our first year. The landlord “sold” us the golf cart for $1 down, the rest due in 12 months, with a 12 month “test drive “ period. That way we as tenants owned the cart and any liability. Seemed silly at the time, but it worked out. When we moved out we returned the golf cart to him, and he tore up the purchase agreement.

Wow that seems very risky to the landlord in that a bill of sale or not, now the tenant owns the cart. 99% of pre-owned golf cart transactions are handshake and cash. You might never see that cart again.

[mrf6969]

Originally Posted by sallyg

Include the cart and have renters sign a waiver. Carts are a huge bonus for renters.

So, a waiver will fly in a huge liability lawsuit against the landlord your thinking?

[KarenV]

Originally Posted by mrf6969

Should landlords offer a golf cart in a rental property? Lawyers say no, as it creates a wide array of liability.

As a renter it definitely is a plus but if cart is not included in the rental then rent should be $600+/- less than the ones who include them, just my opinion

[Two Bills]

Why try somewhat spurious ways of renting a cart, when adding the renter to your own coverage seems more logical?
Just add that amount to the rental, and if the renter does not want to pay, withdraw GC use, and tell them to rent their own.

[Danube]

When we rented two homes for a month each last Nov & Dec, we only looked at listings that included carts. There were so many listings there was no need to look at those without carts.

We were looking at homes to purchase and we used the carts (a lot) whenever possible vs. driving our car.

[TVTVTV]

Originally Posted by MrChip72

We provide our golf cart to our renters for the two months a year that we rent our place out. We have a liability waver that basically puts any liability on them, plus the standard "you break it, you pay for it".

You might want to rethink the "value" of your waiver agreement. Just yesterday there was a serious accident between a golf cart and car. SUPPOSE If that was a a cart included with your home rental you could be facing a lawsuit depending on circumstances. I'd rather not risk additional liability and headache.

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by JudyLife

I rent my villa with a gas GC and have a policy with Progressive which covers my renters with ‘permissive use’ of my GC.

Same thing with state farm, if you give another person permission to use your car (or golf cart) they are insured as you are.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by bimmertl

"Waiver" is worthless.

Golf Carts: Danger Ahead

Our waiver is pretty close to identical as what Villages Golf Cars uses for their rentals and they haven't been sued into oblivion.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by LeRoySmith

Same thing with state farm, if you give another person permission to use your car (or golf cart) they are insured as you are.

Not necessarily. I would discuss this in great detail with your insurance company. Permissive use for a friend is not the same as allowing someone who is renting your house to use your golf cart. Here is an opinion from an insurance expert:

"What if you rent your vacation home and allow tenants to operate your golf cart while renting the home from you. How can you protect yourself?

Unless you have a commercial policy insuring all owned vehicles and every potential operator, I am not sure you can. A tenant renting from you is a business relationship and specifically “excluded” from coverage under your personal policies. Buying a commercial policy also won’t help, if your tenant is not an employee and/or listed as an operator on the policy."