My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Arizona

Hi all,

Seems like a pretty standard situation I have here. Basically I moved out of an apartment in mid-July...and I was called today (Nov 17th) by a collector regarding charges I supposedly owe my old landlord.

I asked for proof of the charges first thing and the collector said she'd send them in.

They're only asking for a hundred dollars or so, so worst case I can go ahead and fork it over...but I really feel like I'm getting hosed here and I want to fight it if I can.

I vacated on time, with enough notice... I wasn't able to attend a walk through...that's where they're getting me it seems.

I left the apartment immaculate; I won't know what the charges are for until I get their invoice, but I have a few questions.

Does the landlord have any obligation to contact me regarding these charges before they turn them over to colletions? They have my phone number on file, it hasn't changed, but they made no attempt to contact me.

Does the landlord have to/can the landlord be asked to give evidence that there was cleaning required? My understanding is that "normal wear and tear" includes a standard cleaning; we did all the nonstandard stuff (cleaned the oven w/ oven cleaner, etc...)

Do I have any recourse to dispute this at all? All I can find so far is to notify the collector in writing that you're disputing the charge; but they supposedly have an invoice so there's clearly evidence.

What can I do?