Fires linked to homeless individuals seeking shelter on private property are no longer rare incidents. These situations raise a critical question: when does a property owner’s inaction cross the line into negligence? About The Author

Homelessness is a major issue in American cities. We receive many subrogation inquiries about whether public entities can be pursued when an incident begins in a homeless encampment on government property and then causes damage to an insured’s property. About The Author

            In the context of a landlord-tenant relationship, a landlord’s insurer’s right to subrogate against a tenant in Minnesota has evolved over time. What began as an anti-landlord tenant subrogation state has now evolved to a reasonable, contextual analysis of the applicable lease and relevant equities. About The Authors

There are many challenges to subrogation recovery when the fire originates at a neighboring property.  To assist with the challenge of pursuing liability, one tip is to look for evidence supporting the fire spread theory.  In some jurisdictions, common law negligence claims and code violations are allowed to hold the property owner or property manager...