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Updated over 7 years ago, 07/09/2017

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Daria B.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Gainesville, FL
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turning rental - should these be included to recoup from tenant?

Daria B.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Gainesville, FL
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I'm turning my rental, tenants gone, inspection already completed with what needs to be repaired from tenant misuse. 

But some things are questionable - so the question is, light bulbs and toilet seats......

The house was rented with light bulbs in every conceivable socket and worked. All the ceiling fans now have one light bulb - really?!? All tenants I've ever had, replaced them when they burned out, if they did, and none of them ever "took" light bulbs. However, this tenant, whether the bulbs burned out or they took them remains to be seen.

They broke the toilet lid in addition to other things like window blinds so that is coming out of the security deposit. What of the toilet seat? It's in rough shape and honestly, none of my other former tenants ever left a property the way these people did.

Thanks

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