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The Property Poser panel has received a query from a tenant regarding a broken oven in his rental property. The reader says the repairs would be rather costly and asks whether he would be permitted to replace the oven rather than fix it and deduct the costs from his rental payments. Sean Radue of Radue Attorneys in Port Elizabeth says the reader has not made it clear whether this is a typical residential lease scenario or a commercial one. "This makes a difference as the Rental Housing … [Read more...] about Tenant ready to roast landlord