Comments | turtlegrrl13: I'm pissed

turtlegrrl13

I'm pissed

Jun 11, 2010 15:00

My old complex is charging me $789.33 for carpet replacement. After my deposit it's $378. I am soo pissed off. They were nothing but fuckers to me the whole time. I think I need a lawyer.

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thugg1ns June 12 2010, 01:22:43 UTC

Most of what I've seen is that the landlord can't charge you for "normal wear and tear," but can charge you for "damages" to the carpets. Wear and tear being defined as "worn and dirty carpeting." "Damages" being defined as "torn, stained or burned carpeting ( ... )

thugg1ns June 12 2010, 01:25:55 UTC

Also, you could argue the carpeting on a per-room basis if only the living room had stains or something along those lines.

Really though, I'd just start with disputing it as "wear & tear" and then get progressively worse in the argument if they don't drop it there until you've worked your way to calculating deprecation and what the landlord could have already claimed as a deduction in taxes for the carpeting. (You shouldn't have to pay the landlord full value for what they have already been allowed to take as a deduction from the IRS.)

thugg1ns June 12 2010, 01:26:13 UTC

Also also: God, I'm a nerd.

faerieburst June 12 2010, 01:49:13 UTC

But a hot nerd. And more importantly, a correct hot nerd. So it's all good ( ... )

turtlegrrl13 June 14 2010, 22:03:28 UTC

Thank you! There is one stain in the bedroom and I will take responsibility for. The rest is wear and tear. Sadly no pics. I wonder though how much of this is retaliation for the letters and complaints I have done over the last 4 years. I have a nice list of shit they fucked up on and attacked me personally rather than remedy the situation.

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