Re: tenant moved out and didnt clean carpet - Landlord Forum thread 359854

Re: tenant moved out and didnt clean carpet by Garry on October 22, 2019 @07:57

The actual age of the carpeting has nothing to do with whether to clean or replace it. The question is, what CONDITION is the carpeting in TODAY ? And only YOU can determine that, since none of us on this forum can actually see the carpeting.

Is there lots of spots and stains? Is there freyed places on it? Is it well worn in the high traffic areas? Do you feel if you just have it cleaned, will it show nice enough to a new, prospective tenant, that they will want to rent your place, and not comment about the carpeting?

By IRS standards, carpeting has a "useful life" of 7-9 years. Since yours is [past that, if you choose to replace the carpeting, you cannot charge the former T anything at all towards that replacement. If you choose to have it cleaned, yes, you can charge the T for the cleaning. BUT, if you THEN decide to still replace the carpeting after being cleaned, you should return the cleaning fee back to the T.

In other words, YOU must determine NOW, which way to go. And if you have it cleaned, and keep the old carpeting there, a new T must live with it until they move out.

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