paying for broken appliances

[Roy Mitle]

I use the standard CA rental agreement  - the only change I made was regarding appliances.

In my lease it is written that tenant is responsible for maintaining all the appliances. However, if an appliance breaks downs do I pay for it. So this is a fridge. They did a walk through when they rented the place. However, if it is not fixed then its a lot of hardship for tenant.

Another things that broke is the fan in a bathroom. Now that is not really an appliance. Again who should pay for this.

It is generally difficult for me to ascertain on a case by case basis who pays for what. is there a rule of thumb that people follow. I rent in California, san francisco south bay to be specific.

Thank you so much