If you move out of a rental property after 10 years don t allow the landlord to deduct the cost of paint and carpet from your deposit it s against california law.
Charge for replacement of carpet after 5 years.
If the carpet was 3 years old when you moved in and you lived there 2 years and destroyed the carpet then you would be liable for only 2 7 replacement cost.
While it s highly unlikely you ll get brand new carpets every year you can expect certain repairs to be completed regularly.
You need the previous carpet bill to show the age and pictures to show the carpet condition at replacement.
In the state of sc can a landlord charge you for replacing of carpet after 5 years i live in columbia sc.
I want to add a wtf charge because their dog ate through to the concrete and it is stained everywhere.
Let s take a look at typical timetables for repairs and replacements.
For example if you put down a 500 security deposit and caused carpet damage that led to 600 in replacement costs the landlord can send you a bill for the remaining 100.
Then you prorate it with what is left.
We use a 7 year calculation and the resident moved out after seven years.
Apartment carpet sometimes has 5 year life really cheap and usual is 7 years.