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    Replacing Gas Heater with Electric Heaters - is this OK?

    Provided you don't advertise it as air-conditioned - or specify clearly in advertising "presently has air-conditioning but will not be repaired if it breaks" - then that should be fine. The basic premise is that unless you've clearly stated otherwise, and the tenant has agreed, then you have...
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    Replacing Gas Heater with Electric Heaters - is this OK?

    I'm glad both parties are happy. Don't forget to put in a special condition in the new lease that you do not intend to replace items that are broken like-for-like! (I don't think you could put in a blanket "no maintenance" condition, as that would contradict the essential minimum conditions...
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    Replacing Gas Heater with Electric Heaters - is this OK?

    If it's on no grounds, yes, but it's *very* important not to present it as, or give it the appearance of being, eviction on the basis that the tenant wanted the maintenance done, is my point. Regarding a commercial outcome, I understand that, but the landlord had the option to write special...
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    Replacing Gas Heater with Electric Heaters - is this OK?

    I don't think you're quite getting it. You're contractually obligated to maintain the property. If you'd not wanted to do that, you could have written it into the contract as a special condition that certain amenities wouldn't be replaced, or wouldn't be replaced like-for-like, if they broke...
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