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Hi all. My current rental property has a tenant moving out end of this month after staying there for 5 years and the 2F carpet(living area space, 3 bedrooms, and entire staircase) is really dirty and patchy leaving me...
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I was recently a tenant in California. I have sued my former landlord in Small Claims court for the entirety of my security deposit, plus interest. I am looking for an assessment of who's likely to win at trial and by...
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I just love when tenants get all hostile when it's time to move out and their security deposit is on the line.
Would you charge for carpet cleaning in this case?
Tenant lived in the house for 4 whole years. I know t...
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Hi guys,
Our current tenants have moved out and the new ones will be moving soon. This is a student rental that has carpets throughout and we wanted to steam clean the carpets. I was thinking it would make sense to in...
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Is there a way to remove a dog odor from a home without replacing the carpet? I had the carpet cleaned , the bathroom tile replaced and the home painted but the dog smell will not go away. The carpet is in decent cond...
Hello folks,First of all, thank you reading this post, I value everyone's feedback and I would like to see what you think about an issue my tenant called me with last night.STORY: I rent out a single family home to wo...
Full disclosure: I am the tenant in this situation. I just started house hacking and this is from my apartment lease that just ended.So in the 2 years I lived at my old apartment, my dog had probably 6 accidents (urin...
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I charged a $300 non-refundable pet fee for a property. When the renter moved out, I found that the carpets were ruined due to urine stains. Despite their attempts to clean the carpet, there was still a distinct urine...
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Hi,It's time for carpet in my rental in Lehi, Utah. Still deciding on how good of carpet quality to put in there since it is a rental & would love to hear any insights from the Bigger Pockets team. Also, does any...
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So I have a tenant that just moved out and their dog ate a hole in the dining room carpet. The dining room and the family room are basically one large room. Therefore, I could not replace the dining room carpet only...