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2 May 2021 | 3 replies
Professional services can help remove the odor and the cost of such would be taken out of your tenants security deposit.
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17 May 2022 | 15 replies
I was shocked when my carpet cleaner showed me the urine and feces damage to the property (he used a special light) and also he said once he started in to clean that level of damage the odor from the animals’ excretions would be released and become obvious throughout the house.
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10 May 2022 | 34 replies
@Adam Martin: I haven't had a cat in 20 years (but I had many growing up), so I think I can detect the odor and I didn't.
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7 June 2021 | 9 replies
That room does have carpet and even heavy steam cleaning does not permanently remove the odor.
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11 September 2021 | 3 replies
What should I do to get rid of the odor from the yard and in the home???
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17 December 2021 | 29 replies
I immedediately evicted him, it took 3 months for the sheriff to lock him out and the dog odor was so bad I washed the walls, painted them removed the furnace and cleaned inside the wall, removed the light switches and receptacles, washed the tile floors with bleach (every floor was tile), waxes the floors and I could not get rid of the odor.
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15 September 2022 | 8 replies
I also mentioned the odor and hiring a pro to clean carpet plus all the pet hair.
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26 September 2022 | 2 replies
The rented machines tend to cause more issues than they resolve and you have an objective third party to confirm the odor or other problems.In my market, a cleaner charges $30 an hour and they round to the nearest half hour. 2.5 hours of cleaning would be $75.
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30 September 2022 | 2 replies
@Theodore Ezzedine I am happy to connect and assist, feel free to message me!
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10 October 2022 | 3 replies
Quote from @Chris Geer: When someone smokes outside, the odor clings to them and they bring it indoors with them.