Cquick: Wow. I would have been really bugged. And charged them back for my caulking.
I normally would have done a better clean job just because that is who we are. But we closed, were running like crazy on getting all the after market work done prior to the movers coming and had a dog that had suddenly developed seizures so we were up to our max in "must dos". When we left, we hadn't vacuumed or dusted for almost two weeks. BUT we made sure the counters in the kitchen were clean and all glassware in the dishwasher or in the sink. No, we didn't make the beds but ...when you rent, the cleaning bill is supposedly built in so we assumed someone would have to strip the beds and clean regardless of whether we make the beds etc. Yes there was dog hair but it certainly wasn't a disaster area. They actually told us there were marks on the stainless refrigerator. Yikes. Fingerprints? a problem?
It looks like that security deposit is there for the pickins and the longer you are there, the higher the chance they will assume they can get something from you. There are some like Asianthree that seem to be the exception. Thank you Asianthree for giving some balance.