Also, can I stipulate in the lease that the tenant has to maintain the lawn and shovel the driveway and walkways, or am I required to pay a vendor?

In a tenant friendly state you have to.BTW, when you list, there's a fair housing law. you cannot deny a sec 8 if they qualify. your standards need to be the same for everyone

I dont screen but to be fair our properties dont attract parties.

Keeping them in the loop could help avoid conflicts or complications down the line.Lastly, think about framing your case around fairness and practical impact.

The vast majority of lawsuits against landlords involve wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

Even then you would still need to actually go get the license and maintain it.   

From my investigation a fair amount of time is spent on developing (private money)   

Actually fairly common, depending on what you're looking for property wise going forward. 

However, if it clogs again within 1-2 months then I believe it would be fair to charge the tenant.

Especially since $120 now is fairly certain, while $240 a year from now is merely an expectation (read: guess) as of today.Yeah, this was super clear and helpful, I know.Preparing for Trump 2.0I wrote a separate post about it.