Do I have to allow my tenant to install a hot tub just because she has a doctor’s note?
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Do I have to allow my tenant to install a hot tub just because she has a doctor’s note?
My tenant claims that she has a doctor’s note that she needs a hot tub. She has offered to pay to have one installed herself, but I don’t want a hot tub on my property. I worry about damage caused if it’s not installed perfectly, how she’ll maintain the unit, and the possibility of selling the house in a year or so. This was never intended to be a long-term rental. Am I required to allow her to install a hot tub despite the fact that I am totally against it?
Asked on January 24, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Colorado
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your tenant has a doctor's note stating she needs a hot tub written after the time that you and she entered into a written lease for your rental, you are under no contractual or legal obligation to allow a hot tub to be installed in the unit you own.
If you do not want a hot tub installed on the premises, you are under no obligation to have one placed on your property from the facts that you have written in your question. If you want to allow a hot tub to be installed, that is entirely up to you.
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