Re: Carpet Depreciation - Landlord Forum thread 352852

Re: Carpet Depreciation by AnonymousFL on June 20, 2017 @13:20

In my experience, the life of a carpet is usually considered to be 7 years, but I have also heard 9 years for other areas. So, if you were in the home for 4.5 years, that would be approximately 50% of the value of the carpet if no excessive wear and damage was caused.

I don't agree with G on letting the landlord sue. I would rather take action by trying to settle things. At least then if you do go to court, it shows you made an attempt to to resolve it.

Hopefully when you moved in you did a check-in form or took videos/pictures of the place. Taking pictures when you moved out is also a very good idea (but my guess is that you did not do this). Without proof on your side, it comes down to his word against yours. Otherwise, the only leverage you have is that the place failed the section 8 inspection which gives an indiaction of the type of landlord he might be (but that is not rock-solid proof by any means).

I would wait to see what the final accounting is first. If you can live with it, then let it go. If you think the charges are excessive, see if Section 8 will advocate for you (not sure if they do that sort of thing) or try to negotiate him down.

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