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Kentucky landlord tenant laws, taking landlord to small claims court

I was wanting to know if I should file a small claim against my ex-landlord. We lived in a trailer when I was pregnant and we asked them several times to clean the stove or for a new stove as it was covered in soot. Our gas company found we had carbon monoxide in our house because of the stove. We painted the rooms white w/the landlord's oral approval...they were wallpapered and bright yellow before. Our deposit was $445 and requested it back. We received a bill for $280 in addition to the $445 deposit for supposedly what they had to "fix". Many of the items were already damaged when we moved in and we never received a checklist before or after. Also they charged us for painting the rooms white which we had their rral permission even though the lease said written. It is a really low income area and the landlords have had prior complaints from other tenants. We have them on camera, with their permission, stating they never had the security deposit in a seperate account either. There is much more to this issue. But we are not a low income family anymore and we took and improved that trailer. There was also mold in that trailer which was never removed. It was not a safe living coniditon especially with a newborn. And we had a family of racoons living under our trailer which we asked them to take care of and they never did, which posed a risk if they chewed any cables and could start a fire. Would I have a chance in small claims court?

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You might, as long as you have all of your records together and are very credible. However, the written lease may still end up controlling here.

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