<prompt> Human: Your forgetting income tax. And yes I can pay for the repairs, Im asking if I should or bail. Assistant: Did they pull upremove the carpets or did you? A lot of wear and tear happens in 7 years, Im not sure I would call those pictures trashed. The pet urine is definitely damages, but Ive seen a lot worse holes in the wall, stolen plumbingfixtures, etc.Human: They pulled the carpet. Im going to have to replace all the appliances so they may as well have stolen them. Assistant: Before going after the tenants, and even before keeping the deposit, you must look up a standard wear and tear rental list, or expected lifetimes of things.For instance, carpet. It has expected lifetime between five and seven years. Deducting costs for new carpet from a deposit from seven year tenants leaves YOU open to a lawsuit, and depending on local laws, possible treble damages if the deposit wasnt returned in a timely manner.It really sounds like you do not have the expertise to run a rental, I would recommend getting out of the business. But before you do, make absolutely sure you have an airtight list of damages that are legitimate given the seven year depreciation time of these tenants. Do not sue for anything like carpet and paint which has a depreciation time shorter than that, it may go very poorly for you.Edit: here are a couple sources, and If the tax source is the most accurate for your jurisdiction-- than the appliances, carpet, paint, etc. all have passed their point of depreciation and you cannot charge your tenants for any replacement or repair costs or deduct any of these costs from the deposit. You may still be able to charge for baseboards, Im not sure, an absolutely can charge for urine remediation. But it did not sound like those were the majority of your costs that you listed.If the HR block website is accurate, which appears to be for a personal owned property, not rental, so Im leaning towards the IRS site-- if the appliances were completely new when rented, than you can deduct something like 30 of the cost of new replacements, maybe more, depending on specific appliance and life. PLEASE be careful you are calculating these values correctly. If you incorrectly calculate deductions, and do not submit the deduction list within a timeframe determined by your jurisdiction, it is possible you leave yourself open to paying back these tenants 3x their deposit. If not done in a timely fashion, you may not be able to do deductions at all. your jurisdiction may be kinder to landlords I dont know. Post on rlegaladvice for detail.Human: I know that I am responsible for carpet and paint. I do not contest that. However, wood floors, cabinets, base boards, door frames, appliances, blinds and a whole host of other things they damaged are not normal wear and tear. They have already told me to keep the deposit which is only 500 and wont cover but a small fraction of the damage. I dont want to be in the rental business, Im forced to be in the rental business.  <response>: However, wood floorsThats not wood; its shitty laminate. You were lucky to get 7 years out of it.If it were actual wood, you could just sand and refinish it. This is why it pays to go with the expensive stuff the first time around. Good wood lasts a lifetime, barring flood or fire.This house is in bad shape, but in no way trashed. 7 years is about right to replace all this stuff.former floor installer and all-round handyman 