Recovering Damages letter

[Mike Kooser Sr]

My tenants who moved out last month left the place in rough condition.  I'm just now finishing up getting the unit back to rentable condition.  I wanted to send them a certified letter to their new home ,job and email me. Explaining to them the cost of the damages and giving them the option to start a payment plan and skip the embarrassment of being served by the sheriff at their jobs.  If not I'll be taking them to small claims court to try and recover the $3500-$4000.  Do any of you have a sample letter that you have used ?  The husband works for a family owned company and I know does not want his boss to find out about the way they left the house.