[lvoc]

Originally Posted by NoMoneyMonkey

I was told there IS a law in Nevada that requires that the carpet MUST be changed after a tenant moves out who has owned a pet. [consumer complaint not allowed] I will post the law and the section once I locate it.

Comeon this is Nevada. We believe renters should be kept in corrals and barns. Be thankful you got carpet.

Practically a good LL will change carpet when it is worn. Pets may make it wear faster particular in areas like doorways. But other than that pets don't do anything to carpet.

We have two cats and a dog and aside from cleaning up hairballs they don't do much. We do have one that damages leather furniture though he knows he is not supposed to. Costs us a couple of hundred bucks every third year to repair.

We have rock in most all our heavy wear areas which likely prevents any pet wear on the floors.

[von949]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Comeon this is Nevada. We believe renters should be kept in corrals and barns. Be thankful you got carpet.

Practically a good LL will change carpet when it is worn. Pets may make it wear faster particular in areas like doorways. But other than that pets don't do anything to carpet.

We have two cats and a dog and aside from cleaning up hairballs they don't do much. We do have one that damages leather furniture though he knows he is not supposed to. Costs us a couple of hundred bucks every third year to repair.

We have rock in most all our heavy wear areas which likely prevents any pet wear on the floors.

It not about what the pet has done to the carpet. It's about the next tenant that is allergic to pet hair and then wants to sue the property manager/owner for not disclosing that the previous tenants owned pets. My wife stays in court for stuff like this. Most times it's a fluke case but there was one very serious situation where a young child was very sensitive to anything to do with long hair house pets even months after the previous renters moved out. The pet fee and pet deposit pays for new carpet every time.

Better safe than sorry.

[Desert_Love]

Even if there was a law it would be impossible to make sure every single landlord adhered to it. There is not enough money to have that kind of manpower.

Carpet in rentals make my skin crawl. I don't wear shoes in my home, never have, never will. And even though I have a rental apartment carpet professionally cleaned I never feel that it's completely cleaned ... how could it be? I wish it was the law that all rentals have to be tile. Clean it down w/ bleach and it's good to go!

[ddrhazy]

There's no law that states landlords must do any such thing. Your average carpet with adequate care should last 10 years. Your average tenant stays in a rental for ~2 years.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by von949

It not about what the pet has done to the carpet. It's about the next tenant that is allergic to pet hair and then wants to sue the property manager/owner for not disclosing that the previous tenants owned pets. My wife stays in court for stuff like this. Most times it's a fluke case but there was one very serious situation where a young child was very sensitive to anything to do with long hair house pets even months after the previous renters moved out. The pet fee and pet deposit pays for new carpet every time.

Better safe than sorry.

I think that is an apartment thing Von...

I have sold a few hundred houses and have never had an issue over pets and carpets even where it was obvious pets were involved. Disclosing pets prior is not even required. They are assumed. A pet door virtually assures you there were pets. And pet doors and a good fence in the back yard is a selling feature not a disclosure.

I am not going to argue with your wife. I am sure she is competent at what she does. But no we do not replace good carpets over pets. And in a 1500 SF home in a reasonable area that is 2 or 3,000. Ain't gonna happen.

[k81689]

Originally Posted by TREK45

hOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BEFORE THEY CHANGE THE CARPET? LIKE CALIFORNIA THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE CARPET IN FIVE YEARS, WITHOUT CHARGE. wHAT ABOUT LAS VEGAS? CAN ANYONE TELL ME AND GIVE ME THE RIGHT ANSWER?

Supply and demand.
No demand -> free months/cable/gym...
Less supply -> high rent

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by TREK45

hOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BEFORE THEY CHANGE THE CARPET? LIKE CALIFORNIA THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE CARPET IN FIVE YEARS, WITHOUT CHARGE. wHAT ABOUT LAS VEGAS? CAN ANYONE TELL ME AND GIVE ME THE RIGHT ANSWER?

One reason you came here from California is that we don't impose silly laws like that on anyone.

[don1945]

Sometimes on Judge Judy, when a Landlord is suing a Tenant for damages, JJ will say that the carpet was 5 years old and therefore now has zero value, so I assumed that 5 years was kind of an industry standard. However, my Son is a Property Manager and we had a discussion about it, and he says that is not the norm. The carpeting in our unit is 7 year rated carpet, so that is when they can no longer go after a Tenant for carpet replacement costs.

Don

[ddrhazy]

If you wish to get the life cycle of the carpet you would get the product information from the manufacturer. If a landlord wants to go after a tenant for the cost to replace a carpet that was only 3 years old and the carpet was rated for 10 years of lifespan, he could hypothetically sue for 70% of the cost.

[von949]

Originally Posted by lvoc

I think that is an apartment thing Von...

I have sold a few hundred houses and have never had an issue over pets and carpets even where it was obvious pets were involved. Disclosing pets prior is not even required. They are assumed. A pet door virtually assures you there were pets. And pet doors and a good fence in the back yard is a selling feature not a disclosure.

I am not going to argue with your wife. I am sure she is competent at what she does. But no we do not replace good carpets over pets. And in a 1500 SF home in a reasonable area that is 2 or 3,000. Ain't gonna happen.

Yeah, I'm sure apartments and houses differ in this matter. But if a landlord collected a decent amount of pet fee/deposit, replacing a carpet would not be a big deal financially. For a single family home, I would think a professional steam cleaning would suffice.