On Aug 25, 11:00*pm, Evan wrote:
On Aug 25, 8:37*pm, "
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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.

And you would be laughed out of court when you
were sued potentially having to pay the tenants
3x the amount you illegally withheld...

More BS. The 2 or 3X penalties that some states
have apply only if a landlord
fails to return the deposit in a specified period AND
also fails to give a reason why in writing. If a landlord has
a receipt for new carpet that was put in just prior
to the tenant moving in and 5 years later withholds security
money to cover it because even after cleaning it's
obviously stained from spills, then it is *not* illegally
withheld. The landlord had a legitimately arguable reason,
even if later a court doesn't agree with it. Those
3X penalties are levied against the landlord that
doesn't even notify the tenant why they are keeping
the security.

And maybe in your world it's normal and acceptable
for a tenant to destroy carpet in just 5 years.
But I bet in most courts, the landlord would get
something to cover it. And the landlord has the
securtity deposit, so you telling the tenant that
there is no need to worry, is laughable. The
landlord can keep the amount and then it's up
to the tenant to try to get it back. That, in my
world, is indeed something to worry about.
Most tenants don't want to go through the process
and just forget about it.





There is no way cheap nylon cut pile carpeting
is going to last 10 years unless you treat your
house like it is a museum... *The nap of the carpet
itself breaks down with the back and forth traffic
of one or two people before that long...

And your evidence that the carpet is "cheap" is?


That is normal
wear and tear just like minor defects/dirt on the
walls which are repainted between tenants...

If the landlord is really a cheap asshole then
they could potentially get away 3with just
cleaning the carpet but the "fresh new" carpet
is often a selling point...

Damage is specific and stems from misuse, not
normal occupancy activities... *Sorry but carpets
get dirty under normal use and it is not the tenants
responsibility to have them cleaned unless that is
specifically enumerated in the lease agreement...

Well, you must live like a pig. Because it is the
responsibility of the tenant to clean the carpet, just
like they are expected to clean the bathrooms,
kitchen floor, etc. Only a pig would live in an
apartment for 5 years and not clean the carpet.



Oh, by the way, you can **** yourself if you don't
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Clueless as usual.