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Can my credit be affected if a property management company claims I need to pay for new carpet and I refuse?
I moved out of my apartment and had the carpet professionally steam cleaned and it looks brand new. There are no visible stains or damages to the carpet. The property management company is claiming the carpet is "uninhabitable". They tore back the carpet to the pad and found stains in the padding below the carpet. They are stating I must now pay to replace the carpet in the entire apartment (est. $1000). I am refusing to pay this. They will simply hand it over to a collection agency I'm assuming. What rights do I have and how can I prevent my credit from being affected? Also, they have a $200 security deposit and a $100 credit (due to rent overpayment on my behalf) I know they can keep the deposit, but I they required by law to give me back the credit?
Any documentation or law you can cite would be much appreciated. State of Virginia.
you have a reciept for the cleaning? that one thing and then WHY would they feel the need to tear back the carpet and padding? Did you have a pet? Cat oder is why most LL do pull carpet cant get rid of the stench
Yes I had a dog and there were some pet stains near the front door. Those have since been removed completely via the carpet cleaning. It looks and smells brand new. They probably saw the stains when maintenance came in to install new piping for the washing machine.
Pulling up the carpet AFTER the carpet was cleaned is odd to me is where they pulled it up where the stains were at? I dunno IF the carpet was clean and oder free I wouldnt have likely pulled it up no reason to ... if it smelled tho diffrent story of course .. THIS is why we are going for stained cement floors or terrozo flooring that the tenants have to lay rugs on in the building my boss has.. it makes sense really short term its costly but long term naw better for all concerned
Where I live, they tear back the apartments of all those who had pets. Although, you seen no evidence of stains--there may have been stains visual only when they tore back the carpet. This will be hard to fight--good luck!
Thats my thought .. as long as the carpet is clean and no stains and NO SMELL I wouldnt have pulled it back yep waiting for the next person who doesnt make the effort and they can pay for new carpets or flooring
Ok, here is an update for you all and please tell me if you've ever heard of places doing this before.
Apparently they go in with a black light after each tenant vacates to look for hidden stains. They stated they found pet stains using the black light so they tore up the carpet. Underneath the carpet (on the bottom side) there was staining. So it looks like I'm gonna have to fit the bill on this one. They are requiring me to pay for new carpet, pad, and installation for whole apartment which totals around a thousand bucks, I'm fuming!
Black light? Really? What is this CSI???
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