Landlord is asking me to repair kitchen counter top

[Krishna Chaitanya gadhiraju]

Hello All,

I am moving out of the place in a month and Landlord is asking me to get the kitchen counter top repaired or replaced (pictures below). He says, I have damaged it because of water. I wasn't sure what to do because the replacement of it might cost more than my security deposit. Can someone please help me. I live in NJ. Handyman also suggested that this could be because landlord didn't put the proper cover surrounding the sink. 

Thanks you!!

[Luciano A.]

@Krishna Chaitanya gadhiraju

Those countertops and compactor are as old as my grandmother. Go onto youtube and search how to repair the laminate countertop. I am sure someone got a video from the University of Youtube. If you put crazy glue or gorilla glue then use painter's tape to hold it in place for a few hours, you might be able to get the seem to close up a little. Otherwise, get caulking that matches close to that countertop and fill in with caulking. As a landlord, I would be embarrassed renting out a place like that with such old appliances. I bet he would have done what I just outlined himself if you would have called him when you noticed it. He doesn't seem to be the type that rehabs his place until it is destroyed. 

Before you move, clean the compactor, all the kitchen area and take a bunch of pics in good lighting and save them for your records. In case he damages it more and comes back to claim that is how you left it. 

Best of Luck