On Aug 25, 5:31*pm, Evan wrote:
On Aug 25, 4:45*pm, geo pearl wrote:

Hello, I have lived in an apartment with two kids for the
last five years. Everything that spills on the carpet leaves
a stain. The carpet looks gross. Cleaning up a mess
just makes a bigger stain.

Do landlords have access to cheap carpet that allows the
above senario to happen? *IF you have the answer, please
don't spare any details. Thanks in advance.

Yes, cheap carpets exist, so do cheap pads...

It is about the yard weight in ounces and the type of
backing material...

With two kids you should own a small upright carpet
spot cleaner so you can take up the spots while they
are still wet... *You also want to BLOT not RUB spots
when you are trying to soak them up as rubbing only
ensures that the spill penetrates deeper into the piles
of the carpeting and spreads out...

I would not worry about the condition of the carpets
after a five or six year tenancy, that would be considered
normal wear and tear and all of the carpeting would be
replaced before a new tenant moves in if you left at
this point and it would have no impact on any damage
deposit as normal wear and tear is not "damage"...

Of course if your were the landlord you would have
a different opinon of normal wear and tear. I'd say
10 years would be a more normal life for carpet.
Has the OP even cleaned it in 5 years? If a tenent
destroyed my carpet in 5 years I'd keep part of the
deposit to pay for 1/2 the cost of new carpet.
Tenent doesn't like it, they can sue me. So, I'd
say the OP does indeed have something to worry
about.





Damage is specific breakages which are not normal
in nature or are unusual in character or caused by
some neglect on the part of the occupant

Like the spills from 2 kids. If a tenent spills
something that leaves a visible stain on 5 year old carpet,
even after it's been professionally clean, I say they are on the hook
for it. Add to that the landlord
has the security deposit and good luck winning.



(i.e. you
have a cheap bathroom with a laminate floor and
you don't take the proper care with your shower
curtain and the floor is damaged and peeling up
against the shower)...

It's carpet, not laminate. Wandering again.