Do I pay for my tenants hotel room?

[Ralph Miller]

Yesterday my tenants AC broke. They needed to spend the night in a hotel room because the AC repairman couldn’t make it until the next morning at 11am. I’ve been researching the requirement about whether I need to reimburse my tenant for the night in the hotel room or how that whole process works. Can anyone point me in the right direction or provide a website for me to review? I keep finding different policies. I am in the state of Missouri. Thanks!

[Ray Harrell]

A/C is not a requirement on a rental. You took steps to repair the unit and that should be sufficient. That they chose to get a hotel is on them. Air is not a safety issue, it is a comfort issue.