I'm pissed

[turtlegrrl13]

My old complex is charging me $789.33 for carpet replacement. After my deposit it's $378. I am soo pissed off. They were nothing but fuckers to me the whole time. I think I need a lawyer.

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Comments

[thugg1ns]

Most of what I've seen is that the landlord can't charge you for "normal wear and tear," but can charge you for "damages" to the carpets. Wear and tear being defined as "worn and dirty carpeting." "Damages" being defined as "torn, stained or burned carpeting

[thugg1ns]

Also, you could argue the carpeting on a per-room basis if only the living room had stains or something along those lines.

Really though, I'd just start with disputing it as "wear & tear" and then get progressively worse in the argument if they don't drop it there until you've worked your way to calculating deprecation and what the landlord could have already claimed as a deduction in taxes for the carpeting. (You shouldn't have to pay the landlord full value for what they have already been allowed to take as a deduction from the IRS.)

[thugg1ns]

Also also: God, I'm a nerd.

[faerieburst]

But a hot nerd. And more importantly, a correct hot nerd. So it's all good