# Advice on renting a room to a student

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-renting-a-room-to-a-student/478066>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 20, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-renting-a-room-to-a-student/478066 "2008-12-20T14:21:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-renting-a-room-to-a-student/478066/21 "2008-12-23T22:12:32Z")

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I don’t know about the U.S., but over here, your own insurance won’t cover you for burglary unless entry was forced. I’ve also been recommended to have a set of spare door locks.

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