Reimburse Tenant for Furniture Anchors?

[Rachel H.]

I have a tenant in Portland, OR in a house that needs the carpet restretched. During restretching, we may need to move some of the tenant’s furniture, though we will work around it if we can. This tenant has a 9-month-old and uses adhesive furniture wall anchors. She is requesting I reimburse her for the $150 she spent on these very specific particular wall anchors, if she needs to replace them. I can get equally safe wall anchors for under $20. It’s not a lot of $$$, but on principle I don’t feel like I should have to reimburse her for using those very specific anchors, right? If it’s a safety issue, I’ll of course make sure the premises are as safe as they were before any required maintenance was done, but she is now suggesting that if I don’t reimburse her for those specific anchors, I am violating fair housing laws for familial status and/or tenants rights regarding not incurring costs for required repairs. I will of course comply with any required laws here, but am I required to pay for specifically her chosen wall anchors? I can’t find anything on this, so hoping the forum knows. Thanks, everyone.