Indeed!!!!
 

Damn , if you didnt have those , what a mess would it have done to you.

 
They are definitely a must have, to protect the equipment.

pcmaster00
Now I get to fight with the property management over replacement of the surge protectors and printer.  They asked me to price everything out and they wanted to know what my insurance deductible was for my renter's insurance.  If they just want to pay me my deductible, I'm going to be pissed and will fight it.  That will hit my insurance and I will pay more for the premium increases than if I just walked away from it all.

The way it's supposed to work is that you either collect the damage directly from the property management or go through insurance.  You aren't obligated to go through insurance for their benefit, unless it happens to be in your renter's agreement.  If you do go through insurance, you're still entitled to collect all the damage claimed from the property management, although that amount must go back to pay your insurance.  In other words, no double-dipping.  You may also want to talk to your insurance company, as they may prefer to collect the amount directly from the property management, rather than have you act as a middle-man after the fact.
 
The fact that you have insurance doesn't give the property management a pass on liability for the damage to your property.  Ultimately, the property management owes you for the full cost of your damage; it's just a matter whether you get it directly from the property management, or if you go through insurance and then have the property management pay your insurance back for the cost of the damage.