My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Michigan
My former landlord is taking me to court to sue me for 1) unpaid rent, and 2) damages to the unit.
Regarding the unpaid rent, it's true that I do owe rent, only I don't believe that he is entitled to a full month because I've had to put up with leaks and a broken window for several months. He has NOT so much as acknowledged that these condition even exist.
As for 2), the landlord and I with a policeman as an "uninvolved witness" (the landlord's idea) went through the unit and the landlord pointed out several things that I feel fall into the "normal wear and tear" category. For example, do nail holes mean that the whole wall needs to be repainted? The main door had a minor scratch on it. He's charging me $75 to fix it. There was a left over full length mirror screwed into the back of a closet door. He says that the door must be replaced at a price of $300. He also is insisting that most of the unit needs to be repainted to cover up the damages. In other words, he is saying that I should have returned the unit to him looking like a brand new, never lived in unit. Does he have the right to expect this? Just so you know, the place, except for the nail holes, is in the same shape that we found it in when we moved in. Any answers?

