DTober said:I thought I should mention the outcome of all of this. The landlord finally sent us a check, which was probably less than we deserved, but more than we expected.
She ended up charging us for the painting (which she shouldn't have) and not charging us for the water damage (which she certainly could have).
We decided on a ruling of "close enough" and let it go. Thanks for the advice anyway, this was my first experience with such a stingy landlord!
Thanks for the update Tober, I first came to this board with the same problem. I had to compromise too.
My thread got erased. .Good luck in all you endeavor.