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Originally posted by owlie33
You should request proof of your landlord's damages. In court, your landlord would be required to substantiate the $290 in damages with receipts. If she can't show you the receipts for the paint, labor, etc, then you are under no obligation to pay them. If they did the cleaning themselves and did not hire a cleaning crew, they cannot charge you cleaning crew rates - it seems you have found what your state statues say on this topic.
Most states do have a statute on the timelines that your security deposit is refunded or the statement of damages is mailed (your state is 21 days, mine is 30 days) and many landlords aren't even aware they exist.
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Yes, in CA they have 21 days to give it back, and then they can only charge $126 without receipts. I'd be ok with $126!