i just moved out of my apartment, i have a cat and my land lord charged 250$ for cleaning, de-fleaing, and removal of urine odors from the carpet. i know for a fact that he replaced the carpet. he charged me for cleaning because it was much more costly to me that if he had charged to replace it. just the carpet in the living room had a few stains and ciggarette burns..i lived there 3 years etc.
of course on the lease it says he can charge for cleaning etc regardless of anything. BUT it never in anyway shape or from states how much or how the charge is determined. almost all other charges on the lease are determined by what's 'reasonable'.
this is the text of the lease
"If an animal has been in the apartment at anytime during your term of occupancy (with or without our consent) we'll charge you for defleaing deodorizing, and shampooing.". he specifically mentioned the carpet in the inventory.
'we'll charge you", end of story.
how does this sort of thing actually work? lawyers? cat owners with asshole landlords?
~M.E.
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