Re: Rental Home Repairs
Posted by O Gal on 1/26/10

Your tenant could withhold rent until the repairs are made.
You'd get the rent, but he could make you fight him for it.
Most landlords do an annual inspection to avoid this type of
small change nonsense. This tenant has probably done this
before. There are people who live from place to place like this.

An outlet cover costs 59 cents, although I doubt that he has a
case with that. Put a switch on the exterior light, as he
could argue it is a safety matter. Anything that could be a
safety matter has to be taken care of. Unless the inspection
noted these items and that the tenant accepted them as is, it
doesn't hold legal water.

On 1/25/10, Roy Money wrote:
> I am currently renting my home out. The tenant has sent me
> a list of repairs he says are required by law to be
> completed. These repairs range from an outlet cover that
> is cracked, to an exterior light that has no switch and
> doesn't shut off. I am trying to find out if these repairs
> are required by law to be completed. In the lease
> agreement we signed, there is a section that says the
> tenant has performed an inspection, and they agree the
> dwelling and contents are in satisfactory order. It
> specifically states electrical, smoke detectors, plumbing
> and heating systems. Thank you for any help you can
> provide.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• NY: Rental Home Repairs, 1/25/10, by Roy Money.
• Re: Rental Home Repairs, 1/26/10, by O Gal.