Why would a tenant purchase renter's insurance on an apartment?

Answer 1

Although landlords are bound to hold insurance over their properties, their main priority is the property itself. In a lot of cases there is a slight disregard to the tenant in unfortunate situations. For example, if there were a fire, the landlord's priority would be to ensure the building was repaired, it would then be down to the tenant themselves to deal with the issue of damaged or lost property, which would be covered by the renter's insurance,