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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why weren't you inspecting annually?

Rookie mistake.[/quote]

OP here.  Yes, it was a rookie mistake.  They were my first & only tenants.  And, they paid on time.  Had no idea my house was being trashed.[/quote]

OP, if the tenants paid on time and were responsible in every other sense, I think that you should listen to many of the posters here and be realistic about the life spans for some of these items. The carpet has run its normal life cycle to be replaced. Most carpet looks like crap after 9 years! If the countertops were cheap laminate, they could have cracked with "normal" wear and tear due to age. If you can document that the tenants were in fact irresponsible and did not report damage correctly given the terms of their lease, by all means withhold some of the deposit. But when you are a landlord, you also have to accept that situations like these are the cost of doing business. [/quote]

Frankly having the same tenants for 9 years probably saved you a ton of money in vacancies, sprucing things up, etc. so you probably are coming out ahead.[/quote]
+1 pick your battles carefully, OP. You sound unreasonable and way too emotional about this. You've had a good tenant and most of what you describe is cosmetic and the result of normal wear and tear. [/quote]

+another

Tenants aren't houseguests. While they are living in your rental property, it is *their* home, and they are entitled to make themselves at home there. You can't expect someone to live in a space for 9 years without leaving marks. [/quote]

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