Fighting to get deposit back

[Fallon S.]

Hi everyone.
My husband and I are fighting with our rental company to get more of our deposit back than they are trying to give us.

1) We had to BEGthem for a walk through list 2 weeks after our walk through.

2) They claim they don't know anything about carpet depreciation.

3) We were not allowed back into the home to clean things they claim were not cleaned. (But want to butter us up by saying "Oh we will go ahead and pay to have it cleaned"

4) They are charging us over $700 for dents in the garage door from Christmas bells.

5) The landlords have returned to the house since we moved out and before we got the deposit back and they are trying to charge us $100 for a broken drawer in the fridge that was NOT on the final walk through form (that we begged for).

6) They are charging us almost $300 for some sprinkler hosing that was busted in the yard that we reported after we first moved in. They apparently never documented it (and we didn't either, our fault). It was black tubing, above ground, that sat unused for over a year and a half and was weedeated over and cracked. So apparently, we are in charge of paying full price for some 10 year old tubing.

I am mostly wondering if anyone knows the depreciation schedule of a garage door (if there is one).

Also, are they allowed to give us quotes at the 21 days mark or does it actually have to be receipts for work done.

I am new at this whole renting business and don't want to get screwed over. But this company doesn't have their act together either, claiming they've "never heard of and never given walk through forms before at the end of a tenants stay"...

Just looking for some insight. I will provide any more information if needed. Thanks.

-Fallon