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Updated almost 7 years ago,
Tenant breaks pet least (security deposit)
Tenant signed lease (No pets, No smoking)
They moved in with 2 cats and 2 dogs. The place reeks to cat urine. So I fined them $100 and raise the rent $50 per month. So they moved out. Before they left they painted the place flat white to hide smoke damage and urine smell. I re-rented it with no pets and no smoking. New tenet refused to move because of the smell.
I'm out $2000 to replace older carpeting
$200 in base molding
$850 in lost rent
$275 in unpaid water bill
$60 in semi gloss paint
And 80 hours of my labor
-$850 security deposit
Now they're threatening to take me to court for their security deposit back.
What do I do now?