The pet deposit specifically states that I should get half of it back if the condition of the apartment warrants it.

@Syed Hussain, another thing to think about is if the condo is warrantable or not - basically can it be mortgaged.

I did not win that lawsuit, but I was able to at least give them a consequence in that their Christmas was surely affected by a $5,000 lawsuit, when they couldn't call their lawyer or the court for several days.Yep, I'm not above a little revenge when it's warranted :-)

Butts was arrested and charged Wednesday with arranging an attack for cash on her landlord over an ongoing dispute, prosecutors said.Ashley Melissa Butts, 30, of Inglewood and her friend, Israel Rios, were taken into custody on an arrest warrant stemming from the April 30 attack, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court complaint.Butts and Rios are charged with assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, conspiracy to commit a crime and first-degree burglary.Shortly after Butts moved into her landlord’s home in the 3300 block of West 78th Street in Hyde Park, they began quarreling, prosecutors said.According to the criminal complaint, Butts called Rios on her cellphone and instructed Rios to come to their home, so that he could attack the victim in exchange for cash.Butts allegedly then had an Uber driver pick up Rios, 37, and an unidentified man and drive them to her home.

An IKEA countertop is only 60$, but if you install new countertops the tenant may feel like the increase is warranted.

The vinyl is a "cosmetic issue" and does not warrant replacement at this time.

Doubtful air will warrant a high enough rent increase to justify expense.

@Dan Bosak We looked into something similar to what you're proposing - our idea was to hire a local medical answering service (the kind that can decide if the nurse's after-hours phone call warranted a page to the doctor on call).

@Rachel Pivonka There is just too much nonconformance here to warrant pursuing this any further.

Yeah, the upgrades would warrant a rent increase.