The damage was in excess of the security deposit.

Don't you think that's going to cause damage to the property?

It doesn't sound to me as though you have any DAMAGES, and you if you're planning on suing the INDIVIDUAL it is likely a WASTE OF TIME and MONEY.Over 95% of all judgements against individuals in the US are WORTHLESS.

Owner pays for water and sewer, tenants pay the rest.

Talk to the broker in the office.If that doesn't work, talk to the owner who listed their house with an agency who is ignoring their fiduciary duty with malice and callous disregard for the damage the seller will suffer from a foreclosure.

I recently had a discussion with my broker about commission splits and when I would move on to the next commission split level (would have been easy to learn had we signed a contract, but we didn't...that's water under the bridge now).

However, the electrical wiring at the time did not meet water environment codes and I had to find mining cable that blew up the budget 5 fold in that department.

So I'll have a house but no running water LOL for a little while.

When you do eventually sell you will need to go back in and repair damage and complete the rehab to get the best possible sale price.

Lots of things can cause this but the gist is you are probably getting water in through the window or wall surface which is condensating.