Tenant payment question

[Jacob Carlson]

Question about a tenant payment scenario..

My tenant has been struggling to pay the rent recently but has always ended up paying. She recently decided to pay someone to cut down a small tree in the yard. I would have taken care of this myself. I believe she over paid and that the entire thing was unnecessary - especially if she is struggling to pay for rent why would she pay to cut down a tree without first asking me? She is demanding I pay her back. I told her not without a receipt proving she paid that amount. I personally think that it should come out of her pocket since she did not ask me to begin with. What do you guys think?

Am I in the wrong and need to refund her that amount? Or did she take an unnecessary liberty that she is responsible for?

Thanks for your feed back