Tenant wants to deduct maintenance costs from rent

[Steve Fitzgerald]

I have a sfh that I rent. The tenant that I have in the house wants to pay for mutually agreed upon repairs and deduct the cost from the rent. While the net income ends up the same it seems like it could cause some unforeseen issues. 

What do you all think?

[Thomas S.]

Never allow tenants to do any repair or other work on your property. Most have zero skills those that do start but never finish, over charge, do work unauthorised, create liability issues etc. Landlord is always on short end.

If there is work to be done and you do not want to do it yourself hire and pay a contractor.