Most of the guests at our house also spend the majority of the time in that area (except the twin boys next door, they go straight for the toys in the kids' bedrooms).The further away you are from the main living spaces, the less important paint colors are.

If appliances were not included and tenant left their own behind (even if they are clean), that can be a separate haul away chargeDid not clean backsplashDid not clean bathroom - tub, toilet, etc.Floors - not swept, mopped, vacuumed, etc.Dead bugs and/or bug traps not removed and disposed ofTrash in yard - people forget that the yard is part of the property and also needs to be cleaned up.

Any pet I've seen in the apartment has been one of those toy dogs, 10-12 pound maltipoo's. 

Partnerships always start of great BUT will always have hard times and UNLESS you have everything written down on the steps if X to Y happen then you won't know how the other party will react.Money always changes people also, so IF you can go at it on your own do that instead. 

My father one day  sat down and told me about a family member we both know and he told me all the cool toys this family member had every toy was a few bucks here and a few bucks there before you know it that family member lost it all and the house he lived in.

It doesn't sound like there's enough "damage" to warrant any claim. 2) Rent a small dumpster and just start hauling the trash out.

Had a peach get hauled off last year.

Just needs a power wash and some paint, needs the weeds wacked down, junk hauled off, rip out that carpet, basically cosmetic stuff - but the bones and location are good!  

He ended up giving it away and the guy who hauled it away sold the parts off it and got several thousand dollars. 

I told them that the place was a mess, and that I had to spend time cleaning and hauling abandoned furniture out to the dumpster.