Do you provide evidence of damages to your tenants?

[Jack B.]

I've asked this before years ago but can't find the thread. I have date/gps time stamped photos from before move in and after. The damages exceed their deposit, but not by so much it's worth sending them to collections for the $160 over their $1,500 deposit. That said I am considering including the images in my response to them to head off any possibility of dispute in court. While I don't want to give them evidence that could be used against me, at the same time I figure this is likely to head off a dispute and even if not, it's the same evidence I'd present in court anyways.

So include the images or no?

[John Underwood]

I would not include pictures.

Just provide an itemized list of the damages. I might mention that you have photos of the damage in their file.

The reason for this is so that they can't argue about the pictures at this point.