Can I depreciate these as CapEx for my rental?

[Carmen Chu]

For rental properties I know you can depreciate things like a new roof, new washing machines etc...although different things have different schedules of depreciation.

I have one item that I don't know if it's an item one can depreciate.

Property purchased in 2016. Inside units are in good shape and ready to occupy.

Outside is a total mess. Unpermitted driveway, unpermitted fence, unpermitted backyard concrete deck, unpermitted tiki hut, illegal plumbing, electrical in the tiki hut bar, zoning violations etc...The city has an active fine and lien, with a daily fine for years. Owner never made any corrections and let the fine build up, then stopped paying mortgage and eventually the bank foreclosed. I bought the property from the bank.

Property value if no liens/violations - around 300K
Property purchase price - 150K assuming all violations and liens
Land value - 75K

So in 2016 I began to work with the city to get it all legalized.

The construction cost to restore property to legal status, including demolition of a lot of the exterior structures, new fences, new driveway, new landscape, new walkway etc etc etc...was about 75K.

I had to pay a city fine to have the liens released, the fine was about 40K.

Legal fees about 5K to an attorney to negotiate with city officials to have the fines reduced (it was a lot more than 40K originally).

So a quick recap:

Property value now - 300k from an appraiser
Land value - 75k
Purchased price in 2016 - 150K
Construction cost to legalized - 75K
City fines - 40K
Legal fees - 5K

Is it possible to include any of these costs as CAPEX for depreciation?