Maybe yes maybe no.

Did your insurance cover the hotel room?

Did the tenants renters insurance cover the hotel room?

What does your lease/rental agreement say?

(1) Did your insurance cover the hotel room?

- No

(2) Did the tenants renters insurance cover the hotel room?

- General Contractor (hired by the condo association) who caused the problem (flood) would be paying for my tenant's hotel room.

(3)What does your lease/rental agreement say?

- I do have a standard rent abatement clause stating abatement of rent corresponding to unit untenantable..

- but does not state anything about what happens if tenants were placed in a temporary housing..

My condo was flooded and tenants were temporary moved to a hotel room (paid by insurance company)

If the tenant wants to be a donkey over this issue, you can be one back. If your lease says they dont need to pay rent if untenantable then you should push it a little farther and see if your unit can be considered uninhabitable. If you can do that, the lease is void and since the tenants are on record as not even living there anymore, all you have to do is change locks and follow state laws for junk left behind. You can further establish their residency at the motel by sending them a certified letter, make sure to keep the signature where they signed for it.

general contractor or his insurance should pay you

It happened 30 days ago, but We terminated our lease starting this month, so I am not in the time pressure to repair. I was hoping that I can apply a similar Virginia code for Mold Remediation situation listed below. Tenants had to relocate, so that Servpro (contractor hired to mitigate water damage and prevent mold growth).

From Virgina Code:

§ 55-248.18:2. Relocation of tenant where mold remediation needs to be

performed in the dwelling unit.

Where a mold condition in the dwelling unit materially affects the health or safety of any tenant or authorized occupant, the landlord may require the tenant to temporarily vacate the dwelling unit in

order for the landlord to perform mold remediation in accordance with professional standards as defined in § 55-248.4 for a period not to exceed 30 days. The landlord shall provide the tenant with either (a)

a comparable dwelling unit, as selected by the landlord, at no expense or cost to the tenant, or (b) a hotel room, at no expense or cost to the tenant. The tenant shall continue to be responsible for payment of

rent under the rental agreement during the period of any temporary relocation. The landlord shall pay all costs of the mold remediation, unless the mold is a result of the tenant's failure to comply with §

I had a simular situation. When my tenants were give another place to stay, free of charge, they were required to pay rent. When the tenants stayed with family or friends, then they were not required to pay rent when the unit was in repair.

Some insurance policy's pay for loss of use, so you can't collect rent and from the insurance company for the same time period.

I say yes, because you continued to supply their housing needs.

Whether you or the insurance paid for the room is irrelevant to the tenant. Their needs are being met. However, a do think some consideration is appropriate. A motel room is not as comfortable as a condo.

Don't forget utiltities. When we had a flood, the retoration people cranked up the heat, ran several dehumdifiers and fans for 10 days. Insurance gave tenants a check for the difference.