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Know Your Rights Before You Dispute

Step-by-step legal rules, HUD depreciation formulas, and wear-and-tear standards.

Move-out condition checklist on a clipboard with apartment keys, used to document normal wear and tear versus damageUS HUD Standard

Normal Wear & Tear vs. Damage

Sort scuffs, nail holes, and faded finishes from charges a landlord can legally keep.

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Paint roller applying white paint to an apartment wall, illustrating landlord painting charges and HUD depreciationUS HUD Standard

Can a Landlord Charge for Painting?

Apply the HUD 2–3 year paint life so a routine repaint is not billed at full cost.

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Tape measure laid across apartment carpet, illustrating the IRS useful-life formula for carpet depreciationIRS Depreciation

Apartment Carpet Depreciation

Use the IRS 5-to-7 year carpet life to dispute a full-price replacement deduction.

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