Re: LL's rights to refuse fixing up? - Landlord Forum thread 354535

Re: LL's rights to refuse fixing up? by Garry (Iowa) on October 7, 2017 @10:04

You just admitted that the holes are your responsibility to repair. And you also admitted that they would be an easy fix. Even though the Ts are a pain, and you "want" to replace the whole ceiling, I feel that you should still honor their request, and repair the holes asap. Sometimes a LL must "bite the bullet" and do something they don't want to do, just to keep the Ts happy. Treat this extra cost as though the cost to replace the ceiling happened to come in a little higher than you originally expected. If the Ts want to renew, you can tell them you are going to raise the rent just a little (2%), and it will be on a M2M lease. That way, if they decide to stay, you have some extra money coming in to pay for the patching, and if they decide to move, you get rid of the "pain" and will be able to replace the ceiling while it's vacant. This puts the "onus" on them, not you.

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