The bathroom utilities are 70s color yellow(made with this color), the kitchen appliances are very outdated, it has the faint odor of cat urine, and most of the carpet looks like it was stolen from the Scoobydoo Mystery Machine.

You can only deduct damages beyond normal wear and tear as Walt said but if a pet urinated on carpets or chewed them up and they must be replaced I would charge them for the entire cost of the new carpet.

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Rob Kniola I have seen fins that have been ruined from dog urine as well.

Though possible, its one more hurtle to jump.

It was uncomfortable being in the house because it smelled like cat urine.

I would more readily accept a declawed, neutered female cat then a male outdoor cat (males mark their territory by spraying urine everywhere).

" When we bought the home Dec. 17 it had a pet-urine odor in 1 of the bedrooms where we decided we needed to replace the hardwood floors in order to remove the smell.

I sold it in '75 for $4,800 to a fellow grad & he assumed the mtg & the roomies.It only had one bath so we rigged up a urinal & shower outside against the back wall between the banana trees, but 10 ft from the bar.It Sold in 2009 for $975,000 with property taxes of $1,660 a year.I guess I missed that 'buy & hold' RE course.