Move out costs and charges

[Ikenna Okoye]

Hi all,

I have a question, specifically to those in Washington state. To set up my question, I lived in an apartment in WA state and moved out with cleaning fees deducted from my refundable deposit earlier this year. Though in the rental laws it states that landlords cannot withhold funds for normal wear and tear. My question is, how was this apartment complex able to withhold money for move out cleaning fees and can I apply the same principle to my SF property? Maybe I am not interpreting the rule correctly. 

Ikenna