Fence Blew Over at Rental House

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Hi, the fence blew over at my rental house (see picture) and the tenant is offering to replace the whole fence in exchange for a permanent 5% reduction in monthly rent. I'm not inclined to do so, but am wondering what you'd do in the situation?

• accept the proposal
• decline the proposal but offer to pay for a patch repair on this part of the fence
• decline and refuse to repair because there is the neighbor's fence that abuts so the yard is still completely contained
• other?

Thanks!

[Cassi Justiz]

Decline and offer to fix the fence. The tenant is not insured if they end up hurting themselves while repairing the fence.  That's definitely not a battle you want to take on.

Also, you don't want to start down the the pathway of fixing stuff for discounted rent. 

*Edited to say, I'm not really sure why that section of fence is there anyways. If it's not a safety hazard, I would be inclined to just remove it. It seems like overkill to have two fences lined up next to each other.