Broiler stops working and tenant wants a reduction off the months rent

[Steve R.]

Hello,

I'm looking for thoughts on this situation as I've never had a tenant make this type of request.

The broiler stopped working on his new stove. He contacted me 15 days later

to tell me about the problem. He since told me the oven wasn't working. (The 4 burners are working) A repair man came within a week and ordered the parts and is returning tomorrow. It has been 2 weeks. 

The tenant is asking for "consideration" for "messing up his life" as he cannot cook and has to spend money eating out. 

I send him an email saying if cooking was so important to him why did he wait 15 days to notify me etc. Bottom line I offered him a $50 reduction for the next month to hopefully resolve the matter. I let him move in early and did other small things to get things off on the right foot. He moved in 1 month ago.

  Any thoughts.......What is the legal side to this?

PS not that it matters but this guy makes 150k a year. The condo is in a nice doorman building but not a 5 star building.