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Originally Posted by NoMoreSnowForMe
I love this story! You rock! She was blessed to have your help. And I agree with you about settling out of court whenever possible.
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I agree that it's a great story. And thanks to both of you for the help and advice. I'd really like to avoid court - I just want my security deposit back less a fair amount for any damage I caused.
On that note I have a question about "wear and tear" and whether I have to pay the full amount for anything that needs replacing. For example the landlord is charging me the full price to replace a screen door he claims is damaged. When I moved in - six years ago - the screen door was already old, and a couple of small holes had been fixed in it. One of those repairs had worn through again and enlarged from what it was. Given the length of my tenancy does that count as "wear and tear"? If not, do I have to pay the full price for replacement, or a depreciated price given the age? I don't know how long ago it was installed, but it looked old six years ago.