Anca, I work as a real estate broker (Illinois) and have some historical experience managing a shared office space. Please check with your attorney for the specific requirements for CA and what protections are required of you.
The quick answer, to save you a little money from your attorney and insurance broker, is that the remaining liability for their personal property (laptop, phone, files, etc) is on the member/client/tenant. You may want to have a specific disclaimer in your agreement stating that to protect yourself. In the traditional real estate realm, the landlord insists on having proof of insurance (certificate of insurance) from the tenant, as you must have had to do for your landlord. yes, this is hardly a traditional space use approach with coworking, so you may not be able to insist on this - especially for the hourly or daily user who is there only a few hours per week. If you have a full-time scenario and a specific designated space for such a user, it's critical to have a written disclaimer about any liability for their personal property and have them initial by that statement. You may be able to ask full-timers for something equivalent to renter's insurance to cover the contents of their workspace, but I'm not familiar with California. Hope this is helpful, Wendy www.siteresolve.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
