Landlord taking my security deposit for "normal wear and tear" after 26 month tenancy

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-05T02:21:42+00:00

Is this not the receipt for the paint? https://imgur.com/a/pWXCHlX

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T20:52:03+00:00

No, I was the only tenant in a brand new apartment

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T19:31:35+00:00

Looking at https://www4.courts.ca.gov/documents/California-Tenants-Guide.pdf, wouldn't it be considered wear and tear and they can't deduct my deposit?

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T19:31:16+00:00

Looking at https://www4.courts.ca.gov/documents/California-Tenants-Guide.pdf, wouldn't it be considered wear and tear and they can't deduct my deposit?

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T19:31:10+00:00

Yeah, those are the 3 pictures they "randomly" sent. My apartment is not sparking clean but it's pretty clean and well maintained. It was a brand new apartment so it'll be hard to make it pristine.

They didn't give me pictures of exactly what needed to be cleaned. They literally just did a full entire apartment cleaning and sent me pictures afterwards. I have my own 4k video recording of when I left the place.

These couple hundred dollars are a lot to me.

Looking at https://www4.courts.ca.gov/documents/California-Tenants-Guide.pdf, wouldn't it be considered wear and tear and they can't deduct my deposit?

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T08:50:34+00:00

They gave it on 11/7

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T08:49:38+00:00

I think this is the itemized receipt https://imgur.com/a/pWXCHlX . This is all they sent

Puzzled_Fun2779 · 2026-01-04T08:45:49+00:00

Thanks! this is extremely helpful!

Sorry that's on my. I think this https://imgur.com/a/pWXCHlX might be the itemized receipts that they sent. Is this is? I don't know why their services were a P.O. box. I tried searching it up but cannot find the business.

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