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Re: Security Deposit - Landlord Forum thread 358940

Re: Security Deposit by AnonymousFL on January 22, 2019 @09:08

                              
Huong, you appear to be leaving out one important element when it comes to flooring replacement/patching...depreciation. You really should include depreciation in your equation. I have learned that different parts of the country have different rules regarding the 'life' of flooring. 7 to 9 years appears to be accepted 'life' of both vinyl and carpet.

Of course, cleaning is a whole other thing, so if reasonable measures were taken to clean the stains and those stains were not present at move-in, you should be fine charging for those.
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Re: Security Deposit by Jason on January 23, 2019 @03:14 [ Reply ]
I agree with "Anonymous" regarding normal wear and tear. Carpet fades, flattens and could even get stained just by people entering the front door wearing dirty shoes.

I personally take a ton of pictures of how the apartment looks before the new tenant moving in so that I can reference them later down the road and also so that I have them for court if it should come to that.
    Re: Security Deposit by Huong on January 26, 2019 @11:51 [ Reply ]
    So how does one equate pet urine stains and cooking burns into depreciation? I do have pictures of before they moved in and pictures of the stains after they moved out. The tenant did notify me she would take full responsibility for the damages to the carpet, however her boyfriend who lived there is contesting these deductions.
    With depreciation, a landlord is supposed to change flooring every 7-9 years?

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