If she spent $7500 on the cabinets only a year ago and otherwise contributed to the house and is still paying a form of rent, then I would offer $7500 to get her out.
The current value of the house has no bearing on this. It is his house, not hers. If it went up in value while they were common law then she would want a piece of it, so one could argue that she should assume half the decrease in value while she lived in it I suppose, but I would rather live in a world where it is simply his house. So pay for the cabinets and move on.
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