Can he take any of my deposit?

[Ay Zed]

Hi all, I recently moved out an apartment in San Carlos, California. My landlord did an initial walk-through inspection 10 days before my move-out. He said everything looked good and did not leave a written list of damages to be fixed. So I hired a professional cleaning company for a move-out cleaning and moved out. 

Now 10 days after we moved out, the landlord reached out with the following two photos (attached to this post) in a very frustrated tone and using all-caps letters in some sentences. 

1. Photo 1: the quartz countertop has a light discoloration, which he called extremely heat damage. he is waiting to hear from a professional about this.
   
2. Photo 2: we washed the hood range in dishwasher prior to his initial inspection. He now said we ruined these because we put them in the dishwasher.
   

Both condition were there already during his initial walk-through and it was not hidden in anyway. 

Base on above information, could you kindly let me know if he can legally take any of my deposit at all?

I appreciate your help.

[Nathan Gesner]

The pre-inspection is not a final inspection. It's not unusual to find problems after the Tenant has vacated, and it's completely normal.

The range hood screens cost $10 - $15 each. Don't sweat it.

Quartz countertops damaged by heat can typically be cleaned/repaired with a mild abrasive, warm water, and soap. A mild abrasive would be something like baking soda or white toothpaste.

You can be held responsible, but I don't think these are big expenses.