Fire Extinguishers

[Peter Grote]

I am a new landlord and my tenants asked if the home had a fire extinguisher, which it does not. I've read that providing one could be a liability if it didn't work. Not having one in the home also seems to be a liability. I'm wondering what others do?

[Kathleen Leary]

I provide an A-B-C extinguisher in each kitchen. Most people, renters or not, don't have one! The extinguisher is covered in my rental agreement - not to be used for anything other than fire abatement, if used it must be replaced, etc. Resulting damages are tenants' responsibility if misused. Providing one is a tenant perk that most properties don't include (around here). 

I personally had a kitchen fire once & had I not had an extinguisher handy, my entire house would probably have gone up in smoke. I certainly don't want that for anyone else!