When you leave your rented accommodation

You will need to check what was in the lease .

By maintenance, do you / they mean that the property will have to be either kept in a good state of repair for which you are partially responsible for  ?

For example. Should the aircon break down or there is an electrical fault then that's often down to the land lord to sort out, upon notification.

If on the other hand, you have say children that decide to do some creative alterations of their own, then you are liable.

Some landlords will require you to redecorate on leaving the property in that you will be expected to leave it as you found it.

Normal wear and tear which is beyond your control such as outside weathering of the external surfaces is something you ought. to be no liable for.

Ask your employers Public Relations Officer for further advice

One landlord I had, specifically mentioned in the lease that the property had to be repainted throughout once every three years by the tenant