New tenant wants changes after signing a lease

[Mike Monaghan]

Hello,

I am a new member of this forum and I am new to the rental/ landlord side of house purchases.  We have a tenant who signed a lease for one year and he emailed us a list of things that he wants to be done.   One thing is to remove a current ceiling fan and install his older ceiling fan.  The other request is he wants a ceiling fan installed in a bedroom where there is currently a light fixture in place.  Another issue was he wants the deck stained because the boards are dry and cracking on the decking boards and the sides of a screened room.  I was going to address the check later on it is not a safety issue it a cosmetic issue.  I was wondering if anybody had any advice on these issues.  

New member mike  

[Mindy Jensen]

Hi Mike.

My properties are leased as-is. Of course I make safety repairs, and the deck stain isn't going to fix a cracked board. I'd check into that, but would absolutely say no to installing his ceiling fan if yours works.