ARIZONA legal advice needed, security deposit / carpet damage

[Michael K.]

I just got an email from an old friend in Chandler, AZ. Here's what he had to say:

"The apartment complex I lived in while in Chandler are trying to come after me for some carpet damage from over 2 years ago. They are claiming I had caused the damage from pets. However shortly before my lease was up, an adjacing apartment had flooded into our entire apartment and caused massive water damage and the carpet was pretty much scrapped because of it. When I left, the issue was resolved but since then my file wasnt "closed" out. So when the new management came in, they found my file and decided to come after me 2+ years later."

"My question to you is, do you know the statute of limitations concerning how far back they can come after me for this in the state of Arizona?"

Any ideas on this? Two years seems to be a bit long, but perhaps it's legal out there. (Hell, here in WI, you generally can't even deduct for carpet cleaning!)

Thanks,

Mike