Help with tenant requiring frequent maintenance and replacement of appliances

[Billy Kane]

Hello,

I am a landlord in California and I rented my SFH to a large family (8 people) about 2 years ago. In the past two years, I've had to address leaks in the bathroom, replace a refrigerator, replace a washer, replace a dryer, and now a garbage disposal. The refrigerator, washer, and, dryer is older so I can understand, but the garbage disposal was new when they moved in. During the replacement of the garbage disposal I saw a large rib bone in the disposal.

I don't know if these repairs are considered normal wear and tear, but it seem frequent. As a California landlord, what can I do? Can I have the tenant pay for these repairs due negligence or should I just raise the rent on them to cover these costs?

Thank you BP community for the advice