10 years depreciation charge 1 000 10.
Can a landlord charge for carpet replacement.
Listed below are some facts you should know about carpet replacement.
100 per year age of carpet.
If the stain can t be removed then the landlord can charge the tenant to replace that particular section.
Original cost of carpet.
I m going to give you my opinion.
Many landlords charge tenants to pay for carpet replacement for no apparent reason.
After all one of the biggest advantages of renting is having someone.
The carpet is always an issue that comes up between landlords and tenants.
Expected life of carpet.
Replace the entire carpet.
For example as you mention carpet in rental property generally has a useful life of about 5 years.
A landlord cannot deduct the cost of repainting or replacing carpet from the security deposit for normal wear and tear or even when the walls and carpet have met the useful life terms.
Carpet life years remaining.
The landlord should properly charge only 200 for the two years worth of life use that would have remained if the tenant had not damaged the carpet.
Carpet is to be replaced every 3 5 years due to normal wear tear so your landlord cannot charge you for an entire replacement if it has been that long.
But they should charge you for stain removal cleaning.
The question how often does a landlord have to replace carpet might cross your mind if you re looking at homes for rent.
Many states allow a landlord to deduct legally a tenant s security deposit to replace the rental carpet by the time the tenant decides to move out.
If there are large stains from spills from coffee soup or wine that could not be removed the landlord can charge the tenant for however much it costs to clean that specific section.
Using the same example with a life expectancy of nine years and if a replacement carpet of similar quality would cost 2 000 the landlord could properly charge only 222 22 for only one years worth of life use that would have remained if the tenant had not damaged the carpet.