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Seattle landlord kept $1,560 of my $2k deposit… are these charges normal??

Just moved out of a Seattle rental and my landlord deducted $1,560 from my $2,000 deposit:

  • $380 deep cleaning
  • $300 “smoking related cleaning”
  • $520 drywall repairs
  • $220 window adhesive removal
  • $140 for “2 days overstay”

I cleaned/vacuumed before leaving and even paid my movers extra to remove all the trash. The “front yard cigarette residuals” mentioned in the invoice were, to my knowledge, literally like 2 cigarette butts in the driveway/parking area.

There were some drywall holes so I’m not saying I caused ZERO damage. I actually offered to pay for legitimate damages, but $520 for patching + $220 adhesive removal + $680 in cleaning seems crazy to me?? The invoice also gives no hours, labor rate, materials etc, just lump sums.

The invoice is from Focus Management LLC, which I have reason to believe may be connected to the landlord’s brother (still verifying). The address appears residential, I cant find basically any public info about this specific LLC, and when I searched the UBI printed on the invoice on WA Department of Revenue, it returned “Account does not exist or the account has been closed more than 5 years.” The invoice is dated Aug 20, 2026. Idk if theres an innocent explanation but it seems weird.

Then theres the “2 days overstay.” Lease ended July 31 and I moved Aug 1. I left before my movers, and I have records showing my movers were already at my NEW apartment by 8:18pm Aug 1 trying to park/unload.

I was at the old property later because I participated in the move-out inspection, which went until around midnight. Some of that time wasnt even inspection. His gf was talking about their relationship/fights, giving me personal advice and asking about stuff like her passport renewal. Now he’s calling 12:07am Aug 2 my “official move-out” and charging 2 days lol.

He also previously claimed I “chose not to participate in the inspection” even though I literally did the inspection with them. He now also claims I signed a move-in checklist years ago and his family has it, but I dont remember ever signing/receiving one, so I asked him to send me the copy.

For context, things were already really bad between us. He verbally harassed me, tried imposing weird rules that werent in my lease about laundry/package pickup/my belongings, and I personally witnessed him being physically abusive toward his gf, including choking her. I’ve also heard about problems involving previous tenants and the current first-floor tenant, although obviously I cant personally verify everything that happened to them.

Do these charges/prices seem normal for Seattle? Does the Focus Management LLC/UBI situation seem weird?

And because they’re a private family-run landlord with no obvious business page to review, is there any legitimate place to leave a factual landlord/property review so future tenants can see it?

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