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old, damaged carpet when tenant moved in, can owner charge for replacement?

Donna &

started a topic about 13 years ago

Owner wants to charge tenant for all new carpet after he moved out, for carpet that was damaged, old but somewhat clean.....

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Amy J

said almost 13 years ago

So .... how many stains that won't come out are "normal wear and tear"? I had the carpet as close to perfect as you can imagine for the age. There was one rust stain near the kitchen. Now, the high-traffic area is heavily stained with black marks. There is a cola stain near the couch. And I was showing a prospective tenant today, and she wanted to know if I was going to replace the carpet. I can't afford to replace it. The current tenants haven't begun trying to clean it yet, so maybe the stains will come out? But if they don't-- how much can I penalize them for it?