回複：請教租房security deposit

new jersey。 原房東來信稱repair cost $2400， 減去deposit $1600， 我們還需付$800。沒有repair item list, 也沒有算deposit利息。我查了new jersey 租房手冊，房東應每年通知deposit利息。住了兩年，我們也沒問他們。現在請教老貓及各位熟悉法律的網友，
1，deposit利息現在過問晚不晚，能否合法要求原房東提供2007年11月以後的deposit利息信息
** interest is really trivial, I'm a landlord myself, I saved my tenant's security deposit in a seperate account which does have interest, but it's really small, so I don't even care to pay tax on this part of interest, so you can imagine.

2，在princeton area，粉刷牆壁，換地毯two bedroom加basement,total 1520 sf, $2400 cost is reasonable?
** If it does require changing carpet, then yes, it's reasonable.

3，粉刷牆壁，換地毯，這種每次move out都需要的update，能算repair cost 嗎？牆壁隻有搬家劃的很微弱的印痕，地毯挺幹淨完整的，象新的。隻是有些家具壓的痕跡。
** carpet can be washed, if it's really dirty, then it need to changed, otherwise, I pay 150 for clearning up the carpet before I move out my 3 BR townhouse for my tenant, and it looks like new
For paint job, it's hard to say, do u have kid and painted wall a lot? If yes, then it could be quite expensive to do the paint job since he definately hire professional help and they're not chinese, so it could be expensive

4，房東能隨便就能破壞房客的信用史嗎？應該法庭的裁決吧？
* no, they can do that, but of cause you can sue back

5，我有權力請房東出示copy of repair cost receipts 嗎？
* yes, you have every right to do so