First Time Landlord and Final Inspection

[Amanda C.]

Just wanted to some advice on our final inspection and how you would charge. My husband and I are first time landlords so we are learning. Basically, overall we had good tenants up until the last few months. They became aggressive and difficult. The tenant on the lease did not show up for our final walkthrough instead she sent her new husband and her grandfather. Grandfather was very pushy and tried to get my to sign a form saying everything was good---I did NOT sign it. Overall the house looks good, except they painted 3 rooms. 1 room they did have my permission but the paint job is HORRIBLE in all three rooms. Its on the ceiling, base boards, and cabinets. Plus they left us no touch up paint. I asked about the touch up paint and told them they had to bring it to me but as of now they haven't. They used screws in the walls for pictures. One of the rooms they painted had 14 screws in the wall--very excessive. Then they added their own light fixtures and dimmers which they removed before they moved out. Our realtor has pictures of all of this from where we put the house on the market. Totally against the lease. Well they rewired 2 light switches backwards and now up if off and down is on and one of the plates is no longer up against the wall. We have a to fix it because someone is going to do a lease purchase on the house. Just wondering if charging for an electrician and a full paint job on the three rooms is justifiable? Also we had a laundry room door that was overall in good condition but had some normal wear and tear at the bottom, well they must of decided they didn't like the door so they stored it in the outdoor building all year and its covered in dirt and mildew. We have to purchase a new door but since there was some wear can we charge them for the full amount of the door cost? There were a few more minor issues but we were able to fix those in a couple hours so we aren't going to charge them for it. Any advice you can give because I know this couple is going to be upset if they don't receive all of their money back.