I have a new prospective tenant, after reviewing my lease, inform me that he believes I am not allowed to withhold ANY of the deposit for cleaning/ or carpet cleaning.Hes telling me that its wrongful withholding of se...

We have a SFR in Texas that is ~7 years old now. The carpet and paint were original, with a few small spots on the carpet before the tenant moved in. Those were cleaned after they moved in. Unfortunately I don't have ...

Currently, my unit is being turned over (painted, repaired) from tenants who lived there for 5 years.I will be having my contractor itemize the following costs for repairs to deduct from their security deposit of $220...

I am a couple weeks away from placing a new tenant in my first rental property. The tenant that is leaving has kept the place reasonably clean throughout their stay. I'm going to have the carpets cleaned for the new t...

Hey All, These is kind of a 2 step problem. First, I had a tenant turn in the house after the lease was up and left everything in really bad conditions. Stains in walls and carpets and the house was digustingly dirty....

Hi, this is in California.Per our lease, the tenants were supposed to leave the property in the same condition it was found (minus wear and tear). We agreed to let the tenants hire a company for deep cleaning and carp...

I am trying to stay away from buying properties with carpeting.Does that make sense?I will take it into account if the deal is good, but my mind set is that carpet will cost me money every time the unit is turned over...

Looking at a 1/1 apartment in South Tampa Fl which is a hot area right now. Apartment was great only downside was that there was a slight smoke smell. It wasn’t overpowering however it was noticeable. Is that the kind...

Hello BP community!I'm Carol I need your help how do you calculate how much to charge for "normal wear and tear" on carpeting. I have a tenant moving out, they have been with me for 5 years the carpet was not new when...

My current tenant is about to move out, and I'm not sure how to go about the move out process. The tenant before him broke his lease early so I just kept his security deposit, and had someone professionally clean the ...