My question involves a security deposit in the State of: California
My former Landlord (who is also an attorney) has sued me claiming I damaged two interior doors in the apartment which resulted in an untenantable unit. He further claims he lost two months rent ($4,600) while he fixed these problems. The damages are not in dispute. I admitted that my movers damaged the interior doors and I paid a door company for parts and labor for installing two new interior doors prior to vacating. The landlord only needed to coordinate with the Installer for painting and installation after we vacated as well as doing some touch up paint in the hallway. My questions are:
1. Is a claim that I made the unit "Untenantable" because of the damaged interior doors valid? I am familiar with Cal Civic Code 1941.1 which states " a dwelling may be deemed untenantable if it is lacking...(a) Effective waterproofing and weather protection of roof and exterior walls, including unbroken windows and doors". For the purposes of this section, I'm unsure if the code is referring to Interior or Exterior Doors, or both?
2. If I did in fact render the unit "Entenantable", as a result of damaging the two interior doors, is a landlord entitled to "Lost Rent" while he spent two months (which is unreasonable in itself) to fix the issues?
Any code sections you can refer me to would be helpful. Thank you in advance for your advice...

