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Legal Q&A: Tenant threatens to paint unit, deduct cost from rent

May 5, 2020

Question: One of our tenants recently requested that we paint the inside of her apartment. She has threatened to do it herself and deduct the cost of the paint from the rent if we do not have it painted within the next two weeks. Is she legally able to carry out her threat?

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Legal Q&A: Tenant threatens to paint unit, deduct cost from rent

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