Rogue tenant tampering with smoke detectors

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I have a tenant who just randomly “fixes” stuff without telling me. For example changed out hard wired smoke detector and messed up the ceiling in the process.  I want to keep better tabs on the situation by doing regular walk throughs.  Do I need to specify this in the lease or can I just give the requisite 24 or more hours notice.  

[Mike Dymski]

Give them a couple of days notice...and inspect semiannually...quarterly at the most.  Fix the damage, put it back to original, and bill it back to them, which will be the primary deterrent going forward (along with a conversation about no future property alterations).