My daughter owes her former landlord $5,000 for water damage, even though they ignored her requests to fix it. What can she do?

Dear MarketWatch,

My daughter moved out of an apartment in 2021, and moved out of state. When she moved back home to Maryland, she tried to find an apartment. 

Unfortunately, she has been unable to find one because her former landlord said that there was water damage in the kitchen under the sink and between the wall….