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P XXXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7"XXdd7r<,(j 8` `@EQ ` 8ttxPP  rt>.*jx` `@E ` 8ttxPP tߛ@| | INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@$ATNASHVILLE̜GERYL.GROSS,    h   )C/ANO.01A019803CV00140 *    `     h   )   ` PlaintiffAppellant,)   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )v.   `     h   )APPEALASOFRIGHTFROMTHE      `     h   )MONTGOMERYCOUNTYCIRCUITCOURT   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )   `     h   )STEVESCHOENBECKand h   )  RITASCHOENBECK,   h   )     `     h   )HONORABLEJAMESE.WALTON,   ` DefendantsAppellees.)JUDGEForAppellant    h   ForAppellees "> TROYL.BROOKS    h   NOAPPEARANCE :$ TheKennedyLawFirm h    %   XXXXԜClarksville,Tennessee %! @$ X̖XX X    X X̖OPINION  i     XX  iԈ 4*3 AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED h      p      x Susano,J.  ^:09      ` Thisisalandlordtenantdispute.Followingabenchtrial,thecourtbelowawardedtheplaintiff,GeryL.Cross,ajudgmentfor$750againstthedefendants,SteveSchoenbeckandRitaSchoenbeck.Theplaintiff,beingdissatisfiedwiththeamountoftheaward,appealed.Hepresentsoneissueforourreview:Doestheevidencepreponderateagainstthetrialcourtsawardofdamages?@tt)I.   ` TheplaintiffrentedahousetothedefendantsinMay,1993.Therentalwasnotreducedtowriting.ThehousewassomeϜ20yearsoldandinneedofrepairs.Duringthe46monthsthatthedefendantsoccupiedthepremises,theplaintiffperformedaminimumamountofworktomaintainorimprovetheconditionofthehouse.   ` Theplaintiffsuedtorecoverforthecostofrepairsandmaintenancetotherentedpremises.Arealestateappraiser,whowascalledasawitnessfortheplaintiff,identifiedtheserepairsasthereglazingandrepairoftheexteriorwindows;thereplacementofbrokenshutters;thereplacementofallcarpetandϜpad;therepaintingoftheentireinterior;thereplacementofdoors;thereplacementofkitchenvinyl;andotheritems.Theappraiserstatedthatmostoftheseitemswereinthenatureofmaintenance.   ` Theplaintiffalsoseekstorecoverrentthatheclaimsisinarrears.  9.8 Ї   ` Theplaintiffcontendsthattheabusetotheinteriorofthehousebythedefendantsdogsandthedefendantsgenerallackofupkeepofthepropertyarethecausesoftheextensiverepairsthatarenowrequired.Thedefendantsarguethatthehousewasinastateofdisrepairwhentheyfirstoccupiedit, %  1      כ  andthattheywithheldonemonthsrentbecausethehotwaterheaterdidnotwork.Thedefendantsalsotestifiedthatneartheendoftheirtenancy,theyhadtonailthedoorsshuttokeeptheplaintifffromenteringatwill,sincehehadmovedintothebasementofthehouse. %  2      כ 8    ` UponappealfromtheMontgomeryCountyGeneralSessionsCourt,thetrialcourtawardedtheplaintiff$450inbackrent;$250fordamagetothecarpet;and$50forrepairstoashowerϜdoor,foratotaljudgmentof$750.Afteramotionforadditurornewtrialwasdeniedbythetrialcourt,theplaintifffiledthisappeal.@88)II.   ` Wereviewthetrialcourtsfindingsoffactdenovo p+ !( upontherecordoftheproceedingsbelow.Thesefindingscometouswithapresumptionofcorrectness,whichwemusthonorunless thepreponderanceoftheevidenceisotherwise.Rule13(d), 00&. МT.R.A.P.; Wrightv.CityofKnoxville ,898S.W.2d177,181(Tenn. P  1995); Catlettv.Chinery ,952S.W.2d433,434(Tenn.App.1997).       ` AfterhearingextensiveevidencefrombothsidesandϜviewingphotographsoftheallegeddamage,thetrialcourtfoundthatthedefendantshadmovedintoahousethatwas liveable,butinneedofrepairs.ItfoundthattheplaintiffhadknownϜthatthedefendantshadchildrenanddogs,andthushadtohaveknownthattherewouldbeadditionalwearandtearonthehouseduringthedefendantstenancy.Itfurtherfoundthatmostoftheplaintiffsrequestedrepairsrepresentednormalcostsofowningandrentingresidentialproperty.   ` Plaintiffarguesthattenantshaveadutytoleavethepremisesintenablerepairattheexpirationofthelease.HeandrefersustoT.C.A.6628506.  %  3      כ h#    ` UndertheUniformResidentialLandlordandTenantActϜ( URLTA),codifiedatT.C.A.6628101,etseq.,both `($ landlordsandtenantshavedutiestomaintainproperty.TheϜplaintiffreliesonT.C.A.6628506tosustainhispositionthatthedefendantsinthiscaseareliableforallofthe p- #* deficienciesidentifiedbytherealestateappraiser.WeϜdisagree.   ` The underlyingpurposesandpoliciesoftheURLTAaresetforthatT.C.A.6628103,whichprovides,inpertinentϜpart,asfollows:Ӝ  8 ` (a)Thischaptershallbeliberallyconstruedandappliedtopromoteitsunderlyingpurposesandpolicies. ` `    8 ` (b)Underlyingpurposesandpoliciesofthischapterareto: ` `  @XX%***̛  8 ` (2)Encouragelandlordandtenanttomaintainandimprovethequalityofhousing; ` `  @XX%***However,aswereadtheprovisionsregardinglatingtogeneralmaintenancebythelandlordandtenant, %  4      כthelandlordisresponsiblefor $  makingallrepairsto putandkeepthepremisesinafitandhabitablecondition.T.C.A.6628304(a)(2).Theevidenceattrialdoesnotpreponderateagainstthetrialcourtsfindingthatthegeneralrepairs񀄄,otherthan$50fordamagetoashowerdoorand$250forcarpetdamage񀄄,weretheplaintiffsresponsibilityaslandlord.   ` Ontheissueofrent,thetrialcourtfoundfromtheevidencethatonemonthsrentof$450wasdue.Ourreviewoftherecordpersuadesusthattheevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthisaward. 7,6 Ї@(III.   ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.CostsonϜappealaretaxedagainsttheappellant.Thiscaseisremandedtothetrialcourtforenforcementofthejudgmentandcollectionofcostsassessedthere,allpursuanttoapplicablelaw.   `     h     __________________________   `     h     CharlesD.Susano,Jr.,J.CONCUR:̜________________________̜HoustonM.Goddard,P.J.̜________________________HerschelP.Franks,J.