What maintenance items is a tenant responsible for?

• Tenants must maintain the lawns, trees, shrubs, plants etc. including watering, feeding, pruning, mowing or raking as necessary.
• Snow and ice removal
• Clogged or misused garbage disposals, clogged aerators on sink faucets, washer hookups and shower heads.
• Sewer stoppages/backups caused by tenant
• Furnace filters. You may be charged for servicing of the unit when an unchanged filter is discovered.
• Maintaining & regularly replacing refrigerator filters.
• Maintaining the batteries of smoke alarms and CO detectors.
• Items that can be fixed / replaced for less than $25.00 as per the lease. Batteries for keyless systems (if installed).
• If the tenant or tenant’s guests cause damage to the property.
• Not allowing access or failure to meet a vendor at an assigned appointment time when agreed upon and there is a vendor charge for the missed appointment.
• Negligence in reporting maintenance issues that lead to damage of the property overtime.
• If there is a service call and a breaker is tripped, this will be charged to the resident if it is found that the issue is caused by the resident’s behavior.
• If the tenant reports a repair which could have been troubleshot instead of scheduling a service request.
• Tenant requested light bulb or air filter replacement when it can be done with a 3-step ladder or lower.