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Good grief.... It is not about the cat, the question is if the lease doesn't state we need to shampoo the carpet is the owner allowed to charge for professional cleaning to be done if there is no damages, this is not a question for just pet owner as the apartment charges based on pet or no pet. Forget all the details. If the lease doesn't say shampoo the carpets is it legal to charge a Tennant in NC to have the carpets professionally cleaned in between tenancy.
Just sue them in small claim court. Do not bother doing professional cleaning of the carpet. Instead take landlord to court and challenge every single fee
Good grief.... It is not about the cat, the question is if the lease doesn't state we need to shampoo the carpet is the owner allowed to charge for professional cleaning to be done if there is no damages, this is not a question for just pet owner as the apartment charges based on pet or no pet. Forget all the details. If the lease doesn't say shampoo the carpets is it legal to charge a Tennant in NC to have the carpets professionally cleaned in between tenancy.
The LL is the one determining "damage" or not, not you. It may end up being about the cat that your LL knows you had in the apartment, it may not. Regardless how clean you think the unit was left. If they withhold your deposit and you think there's no merit to the damage claim, pursue it in small claims and provide evidence that you cleaned to some reasonable level. Providing a professional carpet cleaning receipt may help convince a judge that you made a good faith effort.
Good grief.... It is not about the cat, the question is if the lease doesn't state we need to shampoo the carpet is the owner allowed to charge for professional cleaning to be done if there is no damages, this is not a question for just pet owner as the apartment charges based on pet or no pet. Forget all the details. If the lease doesn't say shampoo the carpets is it legal to charge a Tennant in NC to have the carpets professionally cleaned in between tenancy.
You made it about the cat when you cited the cat cleansing fee. You seem to think that absolves you of any damages the cat made to the unit. That’s not how it works.
It’s hard to say without seeing the documents and correspondence between you and what verbiage is being used for the money being withheld.
Again, this is a sheet given to everyone I am already paying $125 for carpet cleansing because I have a cat, I was not instructed to have the carpet professionally cleaned I was given the same sheet everyone else was given when they move out pet owner or not. My question is if it's not in the lease and if the carpet is not damaged why would there be a need to have it professionally cleaned ESPECIALLY if I'm already paying to have it treated because I had a cat. I have not been fined this is all theoretical in case I am which I thought I clearly explained in the original post mentioning other people's expirences.
If you didn’t have a pet, you wouldn’t be paying this fee. More than likely they are treating your unit for fleas and not ‘cleaning the carpet’.
You’d have to get a professional carpet cleaner anyway, so call Stanley Steamer and get it done.
Car dander is damage and will be a problem for the next tenant if they are allergic to cats.
I might be repeating what others have said.. didn’t read the whole thread
You made it about the cat when you cited the cat cleansing fee. You seem to think that absolves you of any damages the cat made to the unit. That’s not how it works.
It’s hard to say without seeing the documents and correspondence between you and what verbiage is being used for the money being withheld.
If you would use your eyes and read you would realize that what was said is that the only fee listed in the lease is this. There has been no fees I've read reviews and asked what to do in case they happen. I am asking why everyone would be charged a $300 fee not listed in the lease. For the fifth time, this fee is given to everyone, pet owner or not and not in the lease. It's a fee for "high traffic areas". Which a family lawyer mentioned was wear and tear. I can't comprehend why I have to write this 6 times. This forum is honestly less fun than talking to a finance manager at a car dealership.
If you would use your eyes and read you would realize that what was said is that the only fee listed in the lease is this. There has been no fees I've read reviews and asked what to do in case they happen. I am asking why everyone would be charged a $300 fee not listed in the lease. For the fifth time, this fee is given to everyone, pet owner or not and not in the lease. It's a fee for "high traffic areas". Which a family lawyer mentioned was wear and tear. I can't comprehend why I have to write this 6 times. This forum is honestly less fun than talking to a finance manager at a car dealership.
If it is cleanable then it is dirt and not wear and tear. Wear in carpets is matting, loose/lightly torn fibers. Wear is not stains, dirt, discoloration of any kind.
If it is cleanable then it is dirt and not wear and tear. Wear in carpets is matting, loose/lightly torn fibers. Wear is not stains, dirt, discoloration of any kind.
Thank you for letting me know that "high traffic areas" means the floor that I live on is stained and dirty. This is walked on carpet not stains and dirt. Again, I talked with a family real estate lawyer and he said it was wear and tear. You people are actually the opposite of helpful with the exception of two.
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