[US-MI]
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.