I'm aware that this will not fix your problem, but it may deter tenants from leaving windows open and could help you from losing as much money if the tenant decides to come good for it.You could also rent propane heaters with a pilot light or a battery starter when you have a vacant unit under construction in winter.

The reality is that changing a lightbulb, or the smoke alarm batteries, spraying a little WD-40 on a squeaky hinge or things of that nature to not necessarily constitute adding value.  

Once was when I notified her I was going to do some basic maintenance, furnace filters, smoke alarm batteries, etc.  

So some stores might be shut down and then they are subleased to a battery store,dollar store,bank, small town pharmacy, etc. until the primary term of lease of Walgreens or Rite Aid runs out.Rite Aid is not picking up Walgreens credit.Until the sale is final and approved by the FTC I wouldn't read too much into it 

I have found that having BP open in the web browser on my phone (that is my main way to visit the BP site for the last couple of years) is a real drain on my phone's battery - that could be due to the design changes, could be phone getting old, could be something else ...

We state no fixing cars however I would not enforce against a person if they say had a flat or dead battery.

The other alternative I thought was to own the units, but go off the grid by installing enough solar panels (perhaps with battery backup for storage) to supply electricity to 240v dryers and washing machines.  

Not that long ago I changed all the smoke detector batteries in my own house, some more than once, before eventually finding some Verizon box sporadically beeping in my basement.

I can see for a single tenant in a house that is not close to your other rentals doing a negotiation like that might work.Most of the tenants I have if the judge says to be out they go.Different tenants have different levels of knowledge with the process and the last thing you want is to empower them more.You will have enough professional tenants to deal with as it is.I always tell my property manager that "less is more" when talking with a tenant.The more you explain things to them the more they learn and are more difficult to evict.Let them believe they have to be out and most will just move and not wait on the writ.One tenant I had got a judgement in court and the eviction date from the judge.They paid the judgement and moved out and didn't wait on the writ.They didn't know about garnishment,bank levy,etc. and the process and just paid me the judgement.Also even if it is a house you have to watch if your properties are close to each other or renting to friends or family they will talk as well about you the landlord.Have another tenant now where she owes thousands and the writ is in a week.She has been waiting on disability approval from SSI.She wants to pay 700 but I have a judgment for a few thousand.I told her if she comes up with 2,500 I will let her stay otherwise she is out.The reason is at 700 it is not worth it to me.I would take 700 and then have to cancel the writ and refile eviction.With the holidays it could be January before I get her out again because of the courts taking the time off.At 2,500 I get most of what is owed and I don't have to recondition the property.Then I don't have to get re-rented during the Holidays which will most likely take a special first months rate to rent out.As a landlord these are the tough decisions you have to make on a case by case basis.We do inspections once a month.Then we know if we file eviction what kind of recondition costs will be needed to get ready again.Then you weigh the thousands in costs or hundreds depending on condition re-renting versus a workout with the current tenant.As far as evictions go most will pay the judgement.If they do not I am nice to them and press them to move out by the court ordered date.The property manager goes in daily and says a few more days and it all has to be out.This presses them to move.If they change the locks which they are not allowed per the lease then we have an impact driver that will push through the toughest lock in under a minute.Some will stay and wait for the writ but not many.I wait until they leave and then I "bring down the hammer" and file garnishment against them.I don't do this until they leave to keep them calm and make them think they are getting away with something.They leave the place clean with no trash thinking they are getting off scott free.

The batteries tend to last I long time in them.