Tenant wants rent reduction to stain the fence

[James Kim]

Hi,

First time getting a request like this, but I have a SFH that was built in 2021/2022 (closed in Feb 2022). It has a backyard fence, though I'm not sure exactly what type of wood the fence is made of as it came with the new house. The current tenant is the second tenant at the house and they reached out asking if they could get a rent credit if they stained the fence. Without going into whether the fence needs to be stained (I understand it depends on numerous factors to be considered), why would I not just call a professional to stain the fence if staining was needed? Is there anyone that thinks it's a good idea to have the tenant do work to the property for a rent credit? Also, how does one determine how much credit to give?

Thank you in advance!

James