Repairs request for rental

[Winn Vu]

Please share if you know what repairs/ maintenance renters can request landlord. I’m a little annoyed by a renter who requested me to fix the doorbell for her. Can I tell her to go buy a wireless doorbell to use? She also asked me to buy her a new furnace filter which I think she can take care of it herself. Is she kind of high maintenance renter? Thank you.

[Marian Smith]

If you supply(offer to rent) a property with certain amenities, eg. Doorbell, it is generally understood that if the amenity stops working you will repair or replace it. That is one of the selling points of being a renter...kind of like a warranty, that your landlord and not you have to maintain the property. However it is also generally expected of the tenant to take care of the property ( not the same thing as maintain) and changing the furnace filter falls into this category. I provide two 3-packs of pleated filters in the correct size to my tenants...and consider it an inexpensive investment in my 4k hvac system. Good luck.