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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.

Don't know about the cheapness of the carpet, but are you planning on
moving out soon? If not, you've been there 5 years and so are approaching
"normal wear and tear" for the lifetime of the carpet, which might be
somewhere in the neighborhood of 7-10 years for a rental unit as they
don't put in very high quality carpet.

When you move out, if the carpet condition becomes a problem and they
withhold deposit money, you need to ask them how much the carpet cost when
it was put in. You are not responsible for the full cost of the carpet,
but a pro-rated amount depending on the number of years you've been there.
If you've been there long enough you'll owe nothing on the carpet as they
usually replace it anyway.

Good luck

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charles