However, it should be expected to discuss services needed/rendered and negotiate an acceptable price between the two parties. 

The outside was finished with a cement render

Easy to take care as long as it's a spot issue, let it go too long it can make your tenants sick, expose you to liability and render your asset almost worthless.

App_...If the failure to comply with s.83.51(1) or material provisions of the rental agreement is due to causes beyond the control of the landlord and the landlord has made and continues to make every reasonable effort to correct the failure to comply, the rental agreement may be terminated or altered by the parties, as follows: (a) If the landlord’s failure to comply renders the dwelling unit untenantable and the tenant vacates, the tenant shall not be liable for rent during the period the dwelling unit remains uninhabitable.So Thomas S is wrong.   

It was offered to a relative of mine as payment for services rendered, meaning we risk losing nothing here.

We receive an invoice for the total number of cleanings and then render payment.

There’s also the issue of internet problems that will render the lock inoperable.

Your tenant damaged an essential component, rendering the entire unit useless.

Looking for someone who does Renderings for new construction in the Austin area.

If they drag their feet on rendering a decision on the fines, I won't be able to take them out of his deposit as provided for in the lease, as I have 21 days per CA law in which to return his deposit.