We do but after two years of living there the carpet is definitely worn down.
Do i have to pay the carpet after.
Not all carpet is created equal therefore it is hard to put a general time stamp on when it should be replaced due to normal wear and tear says tara white a birmingham al based leasing.
Although most spots that are removed from carpet do not reappear some substances in carpet backing may wick to the surface after cleaning.
We also have had a few accidents which we know we are responsible for a few burn marks a nail polish stain.
A tenant who has lived in the property for 10 years and has caused no damage to the carpet other than wear and tear has every.
If this happens please contact stanley steemer at 1 800 steemer 1 800 783 3637 as soon as possible.
When landlords should charge a tenant for dirty carpets.
My husband and i lived in an apartment for 7 years we moved out and received a bill for 1300 00 from the landlord for carpet replacement the carpet is over 10 years old and in the 7 year we lived there i had it cleaned 4 times.
When the work is finished they collect the balance and that pays for the labor and any misc.
In other words landlords bear the cost of the routine carpet cleaning when a tenant moves out.
The cost of replacing the carpet after 10 years falls to the landlord.
Now she claims that the carpet should not be so dirty that our upstairs neighbor has the same carpet that is very clean.
If the landlord has to replace the entire carpet two years before the end of the carpet s life expectancy then the tenant would pay the equivalent of two years worth of the carpet s price.
If the carpet cleaning does not exceed a professional cleaner s normal rate and the carpet doesn t have any actual damage landlords should not charge a tenant for dirty carpets.
Do i have to pay for carpet replacement after living in the unit for 7 years.
So if the carpet has a ten year life expectancy the tenant would pay two tenths of the carpet s total price.