Good question. In most states in this country the requirement that a former tenant must be given notice by his former landlord at his or her forwarding mailing address or in person. E mail notification usually is insuffient unless the e mail transmitted has a receipt upon it showing that the recipient actually received the transmission.The problem with e mail transmissions are that the mailing may never be actually read by the recipient even if the address sent was correct because it could go into a "spam" folder.I would write your former landlord advising that you never received the e mail concerning the itemizations for damages and that you contest the damage charges. Keep a copy of the letter for future need.