You think chipping paint on the interior and exterior of a home built before 1978 is no big deal and you will sand it down and repaint it6.

We invested about $80,000 in a complete renovation with included the following: painted top to bottom, all new flooring, new counter tops, sanded and repainted kitchen cabinets, added more cabinets in kitchen, new split unit HVAC, tankless water heater, all new furniture, new trim and blinds.

This helped push me to find appliances, build counters, and re-paint the unit in a timely manner.

Most states require a landlord to repaint every 3-5 years.

I fixed issues that popped up and just re painted some of the outside.

New windows and slider installed, removed popcorn ceiling, repainted entire condo and replace all outdated lighting fixtures.

I repainted all the rooms from yellow (yuck) to coffee white with an olive green accent wall.

 $1,800 is barely an unexpected roof repair and certainly less than a typical repaint at tenant turnover.

If this tenant was in there for more than two years should be the responsibility of the owner to go and repaint.

@Molly Morlino - Smoking is very serious and can require you to replace all the carpet and kilz / repaint the whole house on turnover.