Do I compensate tenants for issues that go wrong with the rental?

[Melissa Villegas]

Hello and thank you for taking the time to consider my question.

I have a SFH that is currently under an 18 month lease. It's a 40-year old home, and since the tenants have occupied it we have had a few maintenance issues. The latest is that the oven has gone out. I immediately ordered a new one today, but it won't be delivered until mid-July because just like everything else, there's a supply shortage.

They haven't asked for anything but I wondered if you would compensate them in any way for the extended inconvenience of not having an oven????

As always, thank you in advance for your insights!!!!

[Annika Engelbrecht]

Honestly, I don't think that compensating them with hard cash would be the best Idea, however, I do think that it would not be a bad idea to give them a discount on something as a nice incentive to continue renting after the 18 month period if that is something your interested in. Best of luck :)