回复：请教租房security deposit

new jersey。 原房东来信称repair cost $2400， 减去deposit $1600， 我们还需付$800。没有repair item list, 也没有算deposit利息。我查了new jersey 租房手册，房东应每年通知deposit利息。住了两年，我们也没问他们。现在请教老猫及各位熟悉法律的网友，
1，deposit利息现在过问晚不晚，能否合法要求原房东提供2007年11月以后的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，粉刷墙壁，换地毯two bedroom加basement,total 1520 sf, $2400 cost is reasonable?
** If it does require changing carpet, then yes, it's reasonable.

3，粉刷墙壁，换地毯，这种每次move out都需要的update，能算repair cost 吗？墙壁只有搬家划的很微弱的印痕，地毯挺干净完整的，象新的。只是有些家具压的痕迹。
** 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，房东能随便就能破坏房客的信用史吗？应该法庭的裁决吧？
* no, they can do that, but of cause you can sue back

5，我有权力请房东出示copy of repair cost receipts 吗？
* yes, you have every right to do so