Tenant keeps making improvements on the house

[Dina Abbott]

I am renting a house to a tenant that keeps making improvements to the house. He put in a backsplash in the kitchen, put up larger fence doors, light fixtures and fans, etc. I keep telling  him to stop and he says dont worry about it, you wont owe us anything, we just love the house. I did pay for new flooring in the house and he put it in himself which I am paying him by taking money off rent $350 for 5 months. Now he wants to replace the shed. I finally told him to stop doing it and that no, he cannot do that. He got all huffy and puffy and said that he may just go buy a house etc, he said we dont owe him anything but then contradicted himself and said: " do you know how much money I spent here"? I was planning on renewing the lease, which is 3 months away. What should I do? Any specific language that I can include in the new lease? These improvements need to stop. Thank you 

[Dennis M.]

This is probably bad advise but here’s my opinion ..if he’s a good tenant otherwise and pays his rent and he’s doing tasteful improvements that Add value and maintains his repairs why would you want to drive off such a tenant . I’d allow him under one condition .. he signs a document stating he is doing this all on his own free will and expense knowing he won’t get any money or credit from the work he performs now or in the future and the work must be pre approved by you first . You got a good thing potentially if you play your cards right imho