I found just dragging the gun to a different slot works as well <| sep |> I hate too tell you this , but as a landlord you have much fewer rights than a tenant . It ' ll be nice if he pays for the machine , but unless it ' s in the lease , it ' ll be very hard to prove he broke it beyond normal wear and tear . Any moron knows not to overload a machine , but any judge would consider it normal wear and tear , if you never gave him guidelines on how to load the machine or there isn ' t a written loading guide on the lid . As a landlord it ' s your duty to fix any issues due to wear and tear . Every city ' s tenant laws are different , but I ' d be shocked if you weren ' t in the wrong by requesting a new machine . Because being a landlord is a business , there are business expenses that are to be expected and should be prepared for . Replacing an appliance that ' s use is allowed and that breaks would be on this list . In personal life , if a cousin staying with you broke your machine it would be reasonable to ask for a replacement . As a landlord with a lease , it ' s probably considered by the law to be unreasonable unless specified in the lease . Once again , you ' ll have to check with a lawyer about your lease and your local tenant laws , but I would consider this a very expensive lesson . The only thing that might be legal and reasonable is to keep any security deposit towards damage . This is why security deposits exist . Anything beyond that is probably unfair and illegal . In the future , don ' t allow your tenants to use your laundry facilitates , and be very clear in your lease about damages Although your local laws may void any unreasonable living requests . In the future , pretend your tenants are refugees with no modern life skills . It ' ll make your life easier .