You say NO. For $1700 I would take your landlord to small claims court and let the judge decide what normal wear and tear is.
I don’t think that you have anything to lose.
Many landlords are clueless about what they can legally charge for and bully tenants.
You didn’t rent a brand new house and your landlord doesn’t get a brand new house at the end of your tenancy.
You cannot legally be charged for ‘normal wear & tear’ I would inform the landlord in advance that you are leaving it broom clean and if you don’t get your full deposit back, you will be filing in small claims court to get it back.
Even if you miss a few hours or a day of work, is that worth $1700 to you ?
Best case is you have to pay nothing, possibly a portion of it rather than all.
Worst case is you lose and pay, which you say you are willing to do anyway.
Did you do damage to the property OR is it just normal wear and tear ??
