According to california law landlords can only charge tenants for carpet and paint under certain conditions.
Charge tenant for carpet replacement.
If it was new when the resident moved in they pay to replace all of it.
Many landlords charge tenants to pay for carpet replacement for no apparent reason.
1 000 expected life of carpet.
In disputes over security deposits courts have often considered basic carpet cleaning to be part of normal wear and tear.
Once you learn whether or not you as a long term tenant will pay those costs you can.
What is the reasonable life expectancy of the carpet carpet which apparently was already 6 years old.
The way to do this is to ask for quotes for removing the stain from two or three cleaning firms and charging the tenant the cheapest.
Original cost of carpet.
Using the same example with a life expectancy of nine years and if a replacement carpet of similar quality would cost 2 000 the landlord could properly charge only 222 22 for only one years worth of life use that would have.
Yes you certainly can charge the ex tenant reasonable repair replacement costs.
The landlord should properly charge only 200 for the two years worth of life use that would have remained if the tenant had not damaged the carpet.
In this case the landlord should split the cost charging the tenant a fair cost for the repair but paying for the rest of the replacement charge.
A security deposit is intended to be used by the landlord to do repairs on the rental unit that is caused by the tenant himself.
Figure the cost based on a 5 year lifespan for the carpet.
In most cases landlords should not charge tenants for a standard carpet cleaning.
Carpet replacement is one of the most common problems tenants face with their security deposit.
If the new carpet cost 1 000 and they lived there for one year they owe 800.