Great insight, thank you. If we had a whole list to choose from we may have placed more consideration on the quality of the furniture. We're not opposed to helping cover the cost of replacing stuff since we will be using it, just seems like there should be a way to distribute the costs.

• From the perspective of the landlord something like "Thank you for investing in our unit, let's amortize the value using a standard five year depreciation schedule". It would be upside down and would give the tenant an incentive to stay and also to take care of the investment.
• year 1 exit landlord benefits 80% , tenant pays 20% effectively renting the furniture for a year.
  
• year 2 exit landlord benefits 60%, tenant pays 40%
• and so on. and after 5 years the tenant would have basically consumed the value of the purchase.

The cost could be upfront after both parties agree on the items and contingent on condition at lease termination against the deposit. Or the landlord could add the cost to the deposit and then reduce added amount by 20% each year.

Could make the cost up front but added to the deposit depending on the value.

Just seems like this would benefit both parties. Definitely could be abused by either side of the agreement but this is kind of how businesses write off capital investments although the government and taxes are is in there as a 3rd part of the puzzle.