I had my court date last week and won a $1200 judgement against the tenants when I wanted $1433, plus court costs for a total of $1324. I don't know exactly how the judge came up with the figure, he wanted to take a couple of days to research PA caselaw and a notice was sent in the mail. The issue was not wear and tear and the fact that the cat had ruined the carpets and not worn them out was the main factor in the case even though the carpets were 4 years old. All tenants counter claims were dismissed without prejudice. Theres something to be said about not chasing tenants down for carpets that should have lasted longer but cat urine in a carpet in the state of PA is a compensatable damage claim. I'm glad I had the time to file in small claims court.

