WHAT IT COSTS IN SAN FRANCISCO

Insurance

Bind the policy the landlord asks for, and get the certificate issued.

This decision is due 30 days before you arrive.

The range

San Francisco, citywide, lease signing


8 people
about 1,040–1,680 square feet
$137–$361 per month
20 people
about 2,600–4,200 square feet
$199–$588 per month
40 people
about 5,200–8,400 square feet
$303–$966 per month

At every size this is general liability and contents, certificate to the landlord.

Citywide ranges. Rents, providers, and building rules differ by neighbourhood, and your Dossier states them for your address.


THE DECISION, FOR A TEAM OF 20

Bind general liability at one million dollars per occurrence and two million aggregate, then have the landlord named as additional insured.


What to know

  • Almost every San Francisco lease also asks for a waiver of subrogation and thirty days' notice of cancellation.
  • Vouch, Embroker, and Coalition write this quickly for venture-backed companies; a broker at Travelers or The Hartford is the slower, cheaper route.
  • Keys are usually withheld until the certificate is in the landlord's hands, so this dates ahead of the move, not after it.

Insurance is one of the ten Services, and it is due 30 days before arrival. Your Dossier dates it to your own arrival.


We take it

Bind the policy the landlord asks for, and get the certificate issued.

One of the ten Services, arranged by us. Nothing in it comes back to you as homework.