Carpets damaged when tenant moved

[Heather Rodden]

How much do you charge for damaged carpets, the living room is more than normal wear and tear, you can see a dark path where there was no furniture (even after shampooing). Front bedroom looks like a dog ate a piece of the carpet, and has gum ground in. Front room also has nail polish stains and some kind of red spill stain. These carpets were 1 year old when she moved in, and she lived there for 2 years. Also when doing the work yourself...there are some fairly large holes in the drywall that need patched and painted. How do you do pricing for the damage? She is working with me and making payments (as of right now), I don’t think it would be worth dragging her to court, but if she is willing to pay for the damage. I also have spent 8 hours over there cleaning (2 people cleaning), and have probably another 2-3 to get it finished because it was filthy. Any advice is appreciated!

[Karl B.]

I bought a multi-family and in one of the rooms there was some kind of kid's paint on the carpet (amongst other stains including oily stains). I used my carpet cleaning steam machine I bought on Amazon (for under $150) and got most stains out. If you want the carpet cleaner model number let me know and I'll check my Amazon. 

Anything that doesn't come out plus the dog-chomped carpet - the tenant can pay to have that replaced - I hope there's a security deposit.

The pricing for the drywall painting depends on a number of factors. I would get a quote from a handyman and give the estimate to the tenant to pay. That way you're not wasting your time on performing that labor.