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do you know how to figure out depreciation? you take the life of the carpet, (how long do you think the carpet is expected to live) and divide by the number of years it has been on the floor and thats how much it is worth. so a $500 carpet, you lived with it a year, it should last for 5 years, you now pay $400 for a new one. next year it will be worth $300.
And? I do know how to figure depreciation, I just don't understand why you felt the need to post the formular. I agreed that the tenant is only responsible for the depreciated amount.
And? I do know how to figure depreciation, I just don't understand why you felt the need to post the formular. I agreed that the tenant is only responsible for the depreciated amount.
I've got to ask why a tenant thinks its ok for their dogs to leave a "few urine stains"? This same tenant will be crying the blues when the next landlord does not allow pets because of the experience with this tenant.
Oh i HATE these landlords who are OCD about housekeeping. There is normal wear and tear and there is damage. Stains on carpet are normal wear and tear while large holes in the wall (and i dont mean nails unless you gouge the wall) is damage.
Stains are NOT normal wear and tear. Normal wear and tear is foot traffic.
Pet urine not only creates surface stains, but it also seeps into the padding and sub-flooring. Getting the odor out without replacing the carpet/padding and cleaning the sub flooring is nearly impossible. Sure...some of the stains may come out, but the odor will remain.
Bottom line, this is DAMAGES and the tenant is require to pay for the depreciated value of the carpet, padding and additional cleaning of the sub flooring. The tenant will also be responsible for the labor involved.
Tell me all about it. I had my carpets cleaned and steamed twice, and one bedroom pad replaced, and new tenant still complained. But he complained in the form of his Move In Move Out list, and doesn't have a pet, so as long is he isn't threatening me I hope it will be okay.
I even have a picture of the culprit dog. It's from the jerk I bought the house from. You can see the dog in the MLS. Same jerk who turned off the landscape watering 2 weeks before close of escrow. Same jerk who lost the mailbox key and I had to pay $30 for a new one.
do you know how to figure out depreciation? you take the life of the carpet, (how long do you think the carpet is expected to live) and divide by the number of years it has been on the floor and thats how much it is worth. so a $500 carpet, you lived with it a year, it should last for 5 years, you now pay $400 for a new one. next year it will be worth $300.
I'd have to see the damage to see if that was reasonable, sounds a bit excessive.
Which is the purpose of properly disputing the claim in writing.
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