Typically we wire lights in parallel so that a malfunction on one light doesn't effect the rest of the lights on the circuit (ie. old Christmas lights that go out when one bulb is unscrewed).

Landlord set up and control of the property Wi-Fi can provide many advantages, from becoming a small but steady source of extra revenue, to enhancing security (remote control and recording of gates, entries, exterior building & common area cameras); to saving time (remote entry control & rekeying of door codes); to saving money on maintenance (through instant water leak notification & advance indications of appliance malfunction); to saving both tenant and Landlord money on energy usage through remote timing and/or turn on/off all or some lights, appliances and devices;  to ensuring compliance with lease agreements (real time notice of smoking on property, excess people on property), and so much more.Did you know that for $300 (plus installation), a landlord can install a device that will record and report in real time the energy consumption of pretty much any electrical device on the property (https://sense.com/ ) ( https://www.schneider-electric.us/en/home/smart-home/wiser/wiser-app/ ).

Since it sounds like you do have a clause that requires them to have renters insurance, they should be good to go -- this really is on the tenant to make sure that they follow up with their insurance company for their claim; now, I will say (to Theresa and John's point), if the dryer caught fire and it can be proven that it was a technical malfunction, then that's a whole different situation.

I am wondering if I -- as the tenant -- am required to replace the items of personal property if they break/malfunction, or if I could simply leave the broken items in the property at the end of the lease.

It is also something you will be responsible for repairing when they malfunction.

If something breaks or is malfunctioning, I just swap the item out. 

I was just pointing out that a dripping shower or malfunctioning fixtures are generally not caused by tenants.

Often it is just a gutter or downspout malfunction that is directing large amounts of water to the the the basement walls, instead of 10 ft away.

So for a one-time payment of $45, you get permanent GFCI protection on your dishwasher, unless the GFCI breaker malfunctions during its service life (its happened to me), in which case the payment goes to $95 in two installments.Personally, I love insurance payments like that on the sort of antiquated C'class rental properties in my portfolio.

Some were broken/malfunctioned straight from the box.