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Do I need to provide receipts: damages$ pulled from deposit
For damage done to a property, do I have to send all receipts for each fix for damage that a tenant does or do I just have provide the category name and total?
Example: Tenant runs into garage door. Can I just put categories like "Garage door fix- $1,200" in the move-out statement or do I also have to provide the receipt I received from the garage door company?
Note: I sent a move out statement outlining the deposit, all categories of damage and the costs per damage type then listed the leftover balance and paid that back to the tenants.
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Quote from @Bill B.:
You’re going to need receipts if it goes to court so I would attach them to prevent having to go. Remember you can’t charge for your own labor in most markets. Use professional businesses. You aren’t paying and you’re not supposed to profit.
Thanks! I agree about hiring all the work out. I hired everything out, had all work done within 18 days of them moving out and have the receipts to prove it. Just don't want to provide any more information than I have to even though I have the receipts and documentation prove it's all legitimate. I've learned that over-communication can bite you because it opens the door to unnecessary conversations.