Ordinary Wear and Tear:
Landlord's Responsibility

Damage or Excessive Filth:
Tenant's Responsibility

Curtains faded by the sun

Cigarette burns in curtains or carpets

Water-stained linoleum by shower

Broken tiles in bathroom

Minor marks on or nicks in wall

Large marks on or holes in wall

Dents in the wall where a door handle bumped it

Door off its hinges

Moderate dirt or spotting on carpet

Rips in carpet or urine stains from pets

A few small tack or nail holes in wall

Lots of picture holes or gouges in walls that require patching as well as repainting

A rug worn thin by normal use

Stains in rug caused by a leaking fish tank

Worn gaskets on refrigerator doors

Broken refrigerator shelf

Faded paint on bedroom wall

Water damage on wall from hanging plants

Dark patches of ingrained soil on hardwood floors that have lost their finish and have been worn down to bare wood

Water stains on wood floors and windowsills caused by windows being left open during rainstorms

Warped cabinet doors that won't close

Sticky cabinets and interiors

Stains on old porcelain fixtures that have lost their protective coating

Grime-coated bathtub and toilet

Moderately dirty mini-blinds

Missing mini-blinds

Bathroom mirror beginning to "de-silver" (black spots)

Mirrors caked with lipstick and makeup

Clothes dryer that delivers cold air because the thermostat has given out

Dryer that won't turn at all because it's been over-loaded

Toilet flushes inadequately because mineral deposits have clogged the jets

Toilet won't flush properly because it's stopped up with a diaper