If the tenant wants carpet in their bedroom or living room they can go buy an area rug.  

We got second hand corian and installed it in the kitchen and furniture from consignment shops when we go furnished. we go with area rugs on hardwood.

@Dawn Anastasi yes the couple provided their midwest landlord who I called and got a raving review but it's a private owner so who knows, in retrospect.And they indicated they were staying at Extended Stay America Pasadena since they flew into CA, which struck a chord with me as months ago when I relocated from NYC, I also stayed in Extended Stay America but the one right near Long Beach Airport, until I closed on this house. in retrospect, i realize when i advertised for a housemate on CList months ago, i had initially indicated i stayed at Extended Stay America and had just closed on my home and was looking for a housemate (and found a great one just weeks ago, who is also from NYC but now works for Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department thru a government contractor. would not put it past these characters to have actually stalked my CList posts and gathered info to use to sugar-coat their story. anyways i dont wanna get my housemate involved as he's new but at least he has connections as far as some of his clients, if it comes to that for whatever it might be worth if things escalate and/or become violent. i'm a very diplomatic person, not sure if that helps in this sutation though =/they offered to pay more rent ($300 more per month) and of course i said no, you need to work on finding a new place better and fast before time runs out for your situation. and in reply they (well the father, he does most the yapping) just asked me to install area rugs which they initially agreed to install in the first place even before 3 kids magically appeared in the picture and now are claiming the rugs will help deaden the sound but that I have to furnish them. guess there's suddenly a few screws coming lose as the act is finally falling to pieces. i mean who in their right mind is going to cater to their 'needs' after being lied to and my signature forged (God knows where else?!).

You could find a floor rug that is normally a few hundred on clearance for say 100 or 150 to cover up most of the floor area for cheap.We discussed concrete floors on here in depth a few years back but I do not know where the thread is.

Bill Gulley I am talking about kitchen table cloth, repainting the kitchen the same old color for the past several years, putting new kitchen rugs on the floor, new kitchen curtains, and adding new bathroom shower curtains.Sam W.

I don't view it so much as an attempt to sweep performance under the rug as much as their attempt to control the message.  

Next you'll be hearing the "mold" word...I'd install some kind of resilient flooring (lvp or similar) and let the tenants buy some large rugs that could get rolled up and saved from any water intrusion events.

FYI, my lease does require tenants to cover 50% of the laminate flooring with area rugs and padding beneath, but it hasn't seemed to help much.

In terms of long term maintenance I was thinking it made sense to stick with vinyl planks throughout the property, and if tenants prefer carpeting they can bring in a rug.

It was awful.Went to Costco and purchased lots and lots of white vinegar and poured it on the rugs all over this got the carpet pad also, let it sit over night and came in with a rented rug doctor and was surprised,   No stains  No Order carpets looked new again