All Forum Posts by: David Cramer

Houses do not need to be repainted every 3 years. Do you have leftover paint from the last time? If so, plaster and repaint the areas. If not, are they isolated so that you can get a close match to the current colour and just paint a few walls? I would charge them.

Looking at the photos, a lot of that isn't necessarily paint coming off-get a Mr Clean magic eraser and try cleaning those areas. I bought a house where the owner had a lot of dogs and one door was beyond disgusting. About 20 minutes of washing it and it was like new. I thought we'd have to paint it, but it was all gunk from the dogs.

Thanks - I do have degreaser on order to help with the cleaning and odor. The issue is more the scratches, hard to see from the pictures but on the corners those spots are scratches into the wall. Thanks.

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Orange County, California

Quote from @JD Martin:

I would touch up and move on. I've seen *a lot* worse than that. It looks like you have orange peel or stucco walls, and no one is going to see that once it's touched up. If that's the only damage you've got in a house from 3+ years with a pet you have done very well. I've had houses with animals, both human and non-human, that had far worse in far less time. I just turned one of our properties that had significant wood floor damage and significant ceiling repainting requirement from kids drawing on the ceiling with permanent sharpie markers. Fun stuff!

Yes - I cannot complain as it could've been far worse. Just getting feedback to do what's fair and appropriate. Thanks!

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Orange County, California

I'm a single property landlord. Tenant recently moved out and the pets left a bunch of claw marks in the paint. The paint was last done in 2017. This tenant moved in 2019 and the walls were in good condition minus normal wear and tear when they moved in such as touched up nail holes. During the three years the dogs did a lot of damage to the walls. It seems to mostly hidable by repainting but is excessive how it and may still leave permanent scratch marks.

My goal is to be fair and follow best practices. Some people are saying it's excessive and should take the repainting of pet damage from the security deposit. Others saying that the paint is more than three years old and should be repainted anyways, scratch grooves may not be noticeable.

See pics, looking for advice from experienced landlords. Thanks.

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Orange County, California

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