Chocaddict
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Hi all. I own a property that I let out and always promptly pay for maintenance costs ( new appliances, fittings, carpets, painting etc) as well as occasional discretionary allowances. For example in the past I’ve paid for extra outdoor garden storage requested by the tenants as well as substantially reducing rent for 6 months (by 33%) when the tenants fell on hard times.
I value my tenants as they keep the house well and have been there for ten years.
My question is whether I should pay for their most recent request - installing a folding attic stairs. I feel it fair to offer to pay half? They’ve also requested a new carpet on the stairs which is no problem and I will obviously incur the costs for this but I feel the folding attic stairs is beyond what could be classed as maintenance and it wouldn’t necessarily add any value to the property. Thanks for reading
I value my tenants as they keep the house well and have been there for ten years.
My question is whether I should pay for their most recent request - installing a folding attic stairs. I feel it fair to offer to pay half? They’ve also requested a new carpet on the stairs which is no problem and I will obviously incur the costs for this but I feel the folding attic stairs is beyond what could be classed as maintenance and it wouldn’t necessarily add any value to the property. Thanks for reading