(D) The tenant hires the licensed or otherwise qualified professional to
remedy or repair the condition; and
(E) The tenant provides the landlord with a receipt, invoice, or proof of
payment for work completed by the licensed or otherwise qualified professional
within a reasonable amount of time after completion of the work or within thirty
days after the landlord requests the receipt, invoice, or proof of payment.
(II) A tenant may, in lieu of repairing a broken or malfunctioning appliance,
replace the broken or malfunctioning appliance and deduct the cost from one or
more rent payments if:
(A) The tenant gives the landlord at least three days' advance written notice
of the tenant's intent to purchase and replace the broken or malfunctioning
appliance with a replacement appliance;
(B) The landlord fails to sufficiently repair or replace the broken or
malfunctioning appliance within the notice period described in subsection (1)(c)(I)(A)
of this section;
(C) The replacement appliance is of comparable quality and has
substantially the same features as the original appliance; and
(D) The tenant provides the landlord with a receipt, invoice, or proof of
payment for the replacement appliance within a reasonable amount of time after
completion of the work or within thirty days after the landlord requests the receipt,
invoice, or proof of payment.
(III) A tenant that deducts rental payments over two or more rental periods
pursuant to subsection (1)(c)(I) or (1)(c)(II) of this section is only required to provide
one notice to the landlord of the tenant's intent to deduct rental payments.