How much to charge tenant for a flag pole hole on front of house?

[Lara Thatcher]

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice. Home someone can help me out.

There is a large hole in front of my rental house because the previous tenants had a flag there. My lease states that no alterations are to be done to the property. They stuck it right between the house numbers so it is quite noticeable and an eyesore. The flagpole was rusted stuck we could not remove it, we had to saw it off. My understanding is that it is reasonable to charge for anything bigger than a basic nail hole. This is a hole from a large flag pole. The flag was ripped and dirty and the pole rusted so we removed it. But again, the lease says they were not to do anything like that in the first place. If they wanted a flag, they could have stuck it in the ground, not drill it into the front of the house, and in between the house numbers at that.

How much should I charge for the hole/damage? Can I even charge anything at all? Thank you so much in advance to anyone who answers.

[Ryan C.]

pay someone to fix it.  If the damage deposit is still in your hands, subtract the bill from the deposit. If you have already refunded the deposit, then you need to forget about it and move on.