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Updated almost 8 years ago,
Tenant damage to appliances and pool deck
this is my first rental (my personal home that I'm renting) so the house is much nicer than what a typical rental would be. That said, I am getting a premium on my rent ($1.90/sqft). Anyway, found out my tenants had a dog AND a cat and asked them to leave after only 4 months. The house was dirty and they weren't maintaining anything. So I suggested I let them out of the lease and give them a couple weeks to leave. They did. Now they want their deposit back. I went over there today and took photos (have photos of the house time stamped right before they took possession). The $2000 SS Fridge has a scratch and some weird stuff on it that won't come off. Same thing with the dishwasher ($1000 new). Everything in this house is high end. One screen broken and burn marks on my pool deck in 4 places, I suspect fireworks. The only thing I can actually fix is the screen. How much should I charge for deterioration of the appliances and the damage to my pool deck? Thank you in advance for your advice!