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Re: Pet Deposit, How Much - Landlord Forum thread 304971

Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Jaan (California) on October 10, 2013 @16:36

                              
We rented to a family --2 adults and 2 small children. A few months into them being in the (BRAND NEW) house, they asked if they could have 'A" cat. My husband said yes. What we didn't know is that they had TWO cats. After being in the house 1 1/2 yrs (waiting for their own house to be built) they told me before moving out that there was a problem with the living room carpet---cat urine. I was sure this wasn't going to be a problem and called my carpet cleaners after they moved out. The carpet cleaners wouldn't even touch the carpet. You couldn't see the large area involved because of the very lose nap of the carpet and the several beige, coffee colors in the carpet itself. Well, come to find out, they left the litter box UNDER THE FRONT LIVING ROOM WINDOW---WHAT????? (bet they don't do that in THEIR house). The urine 'problem' went the entire width of the living room and in to the living room about 3 feet. The urine went through not just the carpet AND pad, but INTO the concrete! The smell was awful and nobody could help. I finally found out what to do---that section of carpet and pad had to be cut out and thrown out. Had to buy 'Odorcide" (can only find it online now and it's NOT cheap)---pour it over the entire concrete, cover it with plastic and let it sit 24 hour---and then repeat 2 more times. Luckily, the carpet from the master bath was put in to replace the yucky carpet...along with a new pad. But then we had to go out and replace the bath carpet with tile. The renters' deposit was $1500---the damage they had allowed took over 3 months to repair and cost more than $3500. I'm only telling this story as a BEWARE story. We have certainly learned our lesson.
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Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Myshaun Lott (michigan) on October 20, 2013 @21:35 [ Reply ]
My landlord charges me an additional 250 dollars a month for my dog is this legal
    Re: Pet Deposit, How Much by Anonymous on April 17, 2015 @17:16 [ Reply ]
    Well my cheap landlord has not replaced the carpet in 4 years and my last concern is to hear how much they will pay to replace it

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