Tenant Discount for 2 Month Leave

[Kimberly Navarro]

Hi everyone,

I am currently renting out a bedroom in my house to a tenant from Brazil. She is paying $1,400 a month and all utilities are included in her monthly rent.

She is going back to Brazil December 5th - Feburary 5th to visit her family for the holidays and do some lab work out there. 

She loves staying with us and asked for a discount for the two months she will be gone. What would be a reasonable discount to give her?We are located in Fullerton (Orange County) California. 

Thank you! 

[Sergey A. Petrov]

No discount for the very simple reason-“Dear Landlord, my wife and I will be on vacation for a month. We aren’t vacating, moving our belongings out, and expect the place to be “ours” while we are gone. We may even return sooner than planned so please make sure the place and our things are untouched. We’d also appreciate it if you could keep an eye on the place and keep us informed just in case there is a fire or a flood. Thanks in advance! Since we, personally/physically, won’t be there, could we pay less in rent? We may have another vacation in a bit too. Let us know”