Tenant wants landlord to pay for damaged small appliances

[Sami Gren]

Someone asked about this interesting phenomenon. 

he had a roach infestation in his rental building, and he did call an exterminator to treat it.

one tenant though is claiming that a toaster and microwave got infested and broke (I personally don't see how roaches can break them.... seems like they are  just taking advantage of a situation?!)

but was just wondering, is a landlord liable for such expenses? 

[Curtis Bidwell]

This is a renters insurance claim, not a landlord responsibility.  I would tell the tenant to turn their claim into their renters insurance.  My contract lets them know that we cover NONE of their possessions for ANY reason.