That's beyond normal wear and tear.
Now, those may have been able to be professionally cleaned, but on the flip side, he could have paid hundreds for cleaning, the stains not come out, and then have to pay to replace anyways.
Many landlords depreciate their carpet over 7 years. So if the carpet was new when you moved in, and they hypothetically paid $3100, they got 4 out of 7 usable years out of it. So 4/7 = .57
So 57% of the expected lifespan.
If they charge you for the remaining 43% of the lifespan they didn't get, we'd be looking at $3100 × .43 = $1,333. So you owe him $1333 for the premature replacement of the carpet. So that $1250 just about covers it.
Just how I'm looking at it to determine if it's "fair."
I’ve been in the house I rent for 12 years now. I’m sure my deposit is theirs at this point, which is fair. On the other hand, they haven’t had to repaint, replace carpet, or go a single month without rent in 12 years so I feel like they’ve had a decent deal, too.
If anything I think this is tipped in your favor. That’s clear staining that doesn’t equal standard wear and tear. I would understand if they charged you more.
So yeah, I think I would take it and not raise a fuss. And use rugs in your next place as much as possible.
I see more leases with fair(ish) terms now such as every year the carpet is in up to 5 years you will owe a percentage of the replacement. Example, 1 year and it looks like that you pay 100%, 5 years and it looks like that you pay 20%
That's beyond normal wear and tear. Now, those may have been able to be professionally cleaned, but on the flip side, he could have paid hundreds for cleaning, the stains not come out, and then have to pay to replace anyways. Many landlords depreciate their carpet over 7 years. So if the carpet was new when you moved in, and they hypothetically paid $3100, they got 4 out of 7 usable years out of it. So 4/7 = .57 So 57% of the expected lifespan. If they charge you for the remaining 43% of the lifespan they didn't get, we'd be looking at $3100 × .43 = $1,333. So you owe him $1333 for the premature replacement of the carpet. So that $1250 just about covers it. Just how I'm looking at it to determine if it's "fair."
I’ve been in the house I rent for 12 years now. I’m sure my deposit is theirs at this point, which is fair. On the other hand, they haven’t had to repaint, replace carpet, or go a single month without rent in 12 years so I feel like they’ve had a decent deal, too.
Those are damages not caused by wear/tear.
So fair deductions then?
If anything I think this is tipped in your favor. That’s clear staining that doesn’t equal standard wear and tear. I would understand if they charged you more. So yeah, I think I would take it and not raise a fuss. And use rugs in your next place as much as possible.
Was it clean when you moved in… If no then very fair
How old was the carpet? Carpet has a legal life span, in a lot of places it's 5 years. If it was new when you moved in, at most you would owe for 20%.
That’s not wear and tear. Deduction is fair.
I see more leases with fair(ish) terms now such as every year the carpet is in up to 5 years you will owe a percentage of the replacement. Example, 1 year and it looks like that you pay 100%, 5 years and it looks like that you pay 20%