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Hello - I recently moved out of an apartment due to the landlord's unwillingness to fix problems in the apartment and their general negligence. I had the apartment professionally cleaned (but did not have photos of it after cleaning). The landlord did not tell me when she was doing the walk through despite my request for her to do so. After the walk through she called me and told me that she was charging me from the security deposit for a "filthy" refrigerator. (the refrigerator had one smudge on the door) The new tenant then moved in. Next she calls me telling me that the new tenant was complaining of dirty cabinets and is now going to charge me for professional cleaning of the apartment. I am wondering a couple things:

1) She did not tell me when she was doing the walk through despite my request for her to do so. Is this illegal?

2) She is attempting to charge me for items detected after the walk through and after the new tenant has moved in. Is this legal?

3) The lease states that the apartment should be reasonably cleaned and in the condition in which I found it. It was pretty much consistent with that. I have no pictures. Any way to argue this point? Do these items fall under general wear and tear?

4) What is my recourse to resolve these issues? She is now being very rude to me and hung up on me last time I called.

I live in Pennsylvania.

Thanks.