Tenants Pay a Portion of Appliance Repairs
Hi all,
I've been advised to add a clause in my lease stipulating that tenants pay for a portion of repairs. The idea being that such a clause will prevent them from calling in repair people without thought. Historically, I have never had a tenant call a repair person. If there is an issue tenants either submit a maintenance request via our website or call me.
Either way, it seems that we are going to add this clause (unless I hear a convincing reason for not doing so).
As such, I'm looking for a lease clause to have tenants pay the first $x of any repair to appliances etc. excluding major mechanical systems and roof (which are my responsibility.)
Does anyone have a similar clause they wouldn't mind sharing?
I'm also interested in any input from people who have used such a clause and the positive/negative impact.
Thanks.