The Sims 4 introduces a new Lot Challenge: Maintenance Troubles. You can enable it on any residential lot, not just on Residential Rentals.
However, there’s a special category of Maintenance Events that comes with this lot challenge and can only happen on Residential Rentals by default.
Maintenance Troubles is a Lot Challenge that brings frequent water leaks, electrical failures, and more. It forces landlords to repair or replace problematic sinks, showers, or bathtubs and malfunctioning electrical heaters.
You’ll encounter a mixed variety of these events, and more.
Maintenance Troubles and Maintenance Events: Every Landlord’s Nightmare
As landlords embark on the journey of fixing broken stuff in their tenants’ units, leveling up their handiness skill becomes key.
Successfully repairing appliances is a skill-based task, and a savvy landlord with a high handiness skill is the hero of the day.
But there’s a twist in the tale.
The Maintenance Troubles Lot Challenge and random Maintenance Events make it more likely for things to break down more frequently, making repairs more challenging.
This challenge adds an extra layer of difficulty. It’s like turning up the heat on your Sims’ handiness skills.
It’s in these rental units that the landlord’s handiness skills face the ultimate test.
With the added Maintenance Troubles Lot Challenge, the game gets trickier, especially in Residential Rentals where the maintenance events take the spotlight.
If you fail to keep things up and running, your tenants will become unhappy. If the situation persists, and you’re late on repairing broken things, your Unit Rating may dip too low.
This opens the door to a host of additional problems and surprises: tenant revolts, mold, and insect infestations.
So, gear up, level up that handiness skill, and brace yourself for a maintenance challenge packed with unexpected events and surprises!
Enjoy the game!