Originally posted by @John Thedford:
If you sent estimates and paid those actual expenses I would not worry about it. You DID mention paint though. So you should remember that reasonable wear and tear is NOT damages and may not be offset by the security deposit. If you sent estimates and did the work yourself--you owe that money to the tenants. I NEVER do any work myself for that reason. Sub it out--and charge for it.
It wasn't normal wear and tear, it was damage from table and chairs that left deep marks and had to have drywall fixed and then repainted, forgot to mention. Do I even have to provide my tenant list of my sub contractors?
In addition I also had to hire cleaners for like major cleaning , since the place that was handed to my tenants was super clean, and had bbq polished clean , yet I received it unclean, unwashed, technically I should be legally able to charge them for that, since the condition i received is not the same.