Deposit issue with Tenant

[Carlos C.]

Hi Guys! So, I have a question and hopefully you fellow landlords can guide me in the right direction. I have a Unit in a duplex in Sunrise Florida that the tenants just moved out. I assessed the damage and texted the ex-Tenant that from his $1600 deposit I was only returning $200. The total expense to fix the property was $1850 but I still wanted to give him something. He texted back saying “ok” and told me where to send the check. 5 days later he texted me arguing that the property was already in bad conditions and other false claims. What should I do? I told him I was going to send him a copy of the invoice from the person that did the work and the pictures before he moved in and pictures of how he left the property. Any advice? Thanks in advance :)