This is very common with housing rentals, and not just in the US. You absolutely cannot trust their documentation of what is or isn't a prior issue. They WILL c

This is very common with housing rentals, and not just in the US. You absolutely cannot trust their documentation of what is or isn't a prior issue. They WILL change their documentation to try to get that deposit back or such. I learned this lesson as an 18 year old idiot first time renter with some friends. Luckily one of my roommates' siblings was a law student, and took on advocating for us for fun and learning. We got back 3x our deposit after it was clearly explained to the management company what liabilities they were creating.