Bathroom Repair - Tenant Asking for Displacement Compensation

[Kiril Nikolaev]

Hi all,

I've got a situation at one of my properties - the shower is leaking and needs to be fixed. There's only one bathroom in the unit. This may take a few days or up to a week to fix. I told the tenant this and offered them shower access in another unit where another tenant lives in the same house. They did not like that because they are not comfortable using someone else's shower. They asked that during the time that they are temporarily displaced or do not have access to their bathroom, they get compensated as they will be required to pay for living elsewhere and other costs will also arise like additional food, etc if they are unable to be at home.

What are your thoughts on how I should handle such a request?

I will obviously not compensate for additional food, but what about temporary living accommodation expenses, such as a hotel?

[Theresa Harris]

If it is just the shower, they can still live there; but would need to go to a friend or family member's place to shower.  I would offer them a partial reduction in rent based on the number of days.