Painting apt every 2 years in nyc

[Meng W.]

Hi BP,

I am having a problem qith a tenant whose lease expired 8 years ago and i can't evict her in a legal perspective because of financial. My tenant wanted her apt painted after two years. We did the painting ( ehere she perferred) then after 2 weeks later she wanted the bathroom repainted. My question is can the landlord be only responsible for one visit to paint where ever the tenant want rather than the second trip.

I forgot to mention that within that 8 years i found out that the tenant painted their bedrooms orange, pink and blue. Do i take the cost of paint from their security deposit before they move?