Tenant doesn’t want to place TP in waste basket

[Nadir M.]

Hello BP,

Wanted to get everyone’s opinion on what they would do in this situation. My current tenant said that the toilet is clogged again. Had it opened about 3-4 weeks ago and the reason was too much TP. I told him that they need to dispose of TP in the closed trash waste basket. If it happens again due to too much TP then the cost will be on the tenant. So it happened again…and it due to too much TP. He said that it’s unsanitary and gross to place TP in waste basket and that I should have included that in the lease that can’t flush TP. So I’m going to send him the bill but doubt he will pay and doubt that this issue will be resolved because they’ll continue to flush TP down the toilet. How would you guys handle this? What’s the recommendation? I’m okay with telling them to break the lease and I’ll give them their deposit back minus the cleaning fee.

Any thoughts/feedback is greatly appreciate Thank you 

[Nathan Fisher]

Dude, Just get him a better toilet/ fix the plumbing.  This may be the worst case of being pennywise and pound foolish. Would you really want a tenant leaving human waste in the apartment?

Don't be cheap, just fix the issue.