Absolutely. We recommend that if the amount of repairs and damages above and beyond normal wear and tear, cleaning, or unpaid rent exceeds the amount of the Security Deposit that you received from your former tenant, and that amount is less than $5,000, that you file suit in the Sacramento Small Claims Court. Do not forget that you have only twenty-one days within which to send a "Disposition of Security Deposit Statement" to the tenant after the tenant has vacated the premises. Also, remember that you must first send a letter of demand to the tenant wherein you make demand for the payment of the amount beyond the security deposit. The letter should allow the tenant at least two weeks to pay the demanded amount, or suffer the consequence of you filing a lawsuit for the amount of your losses.