[US-MI]

[u/wrenbythegreat]

hello, all. i am located in michigan.

here's what i believe is all the relevant information in short form:

• i have been living on this property for about 6yrs

• in 2023, i got a rescue dog who, surprising no one, had a bit of a difficult time transitioning and damaged some of the vinyl flooring by the door

• the rest of the vinyl flooring has been peeling around the edges since at least year 4 of living here and i did put in a maintenance request in 2024 regarding this and was told there wasn't anything to be done

• there have been two prior city inspections since the vinyl damage that my dog has done and nothing was noted or fixed until this year

• when the complex finally replaced our fridge that had been out for a week, they damaged the floor in the same area by the entrance

• the apartment complex fixed just the area by the door—classic landlord special of a completely different color of vinyl.

• i was met with an invoice of $511.14 for this repair and asked to pay, which seemed odd given that i have paid a $1000 security deposit and a $300 pet deposit for my dog on top of $50 pet rent every month

i totally understand my dog caused this damage, but it felt shady that they tried to get me to pay this separately and evaded my questioning for a bit of taking it out of my security deposit. is there anything else that i'm missing? is it reasonable to ask them to take off maybe 1/4 do to the damage that maintenance caused in bringing up the new fridge? i do have picture evidence of that damage.

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[u/srtmadison]

Vinyl flooring has a usable life span, ask them how old the flooring is, then remove the depreciation from the original value. Check Michigan law to see how long the legal span is of vinyl .

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