Normal wear what it includes.
Useful life of carpet california.
Typical life expectancy for wall paint is 2 5 years more for a glossy paint and less for a flat paint.
Under california landlord tenant guidelines a carpet s useful life is eight to 10 years.
Suppose a tenant has damaged beyond repair an 8 old carpet that had a life expectancy of ten years and that a replacement carpet of similar quality would cost 1 000.
In ca if they cannot show a receipt you are likely being ripped off.
When i told him the useful life rule he claimed a 20 year carpet lifespan based on warranty.
Typical life expectancy for a carpet is 5 7 years.
However he deducted the full price of the carpet 1800 from my security deposit.
The life expectancy of carpeting in a rental unit is 10 years.
It seemed as if he would not listen to my requests so i searched for cheaper carpet companies and he used one of the suggestions.
If the carpet was 3 years old when you moved in and you lived there 2 years and destroyed the carpet then you would be liable for only 2 7 replacement cost.
To determine the life expectancy of an item landlords should check with their vendor.
Under california landlord tenant guidelines a carpet s useful life is eight to 10 years.
I ve been in the rental industry in california for over 25 years and i ve never heard of it.
Apartment carpet sometimes has 5 year life really cheap and usual is 7 years.
Paint may have a useful life of 2 3 years depending on who you ask.
Learn more on carpet damage here.
The cost of replacing the carpet after 10 years falls to the landlord.
Can you please post the actual ca code for the 5 year requirement.
Depending on the age of the appliance or carpet the landlord must pro rate the cost against the average life of the appliance or carpet.
For example carpeting has a useful life of 10 years.
Thus if the tenant s damage cheated three years out of the carpets life the landlord under california law could only hold the tenant responsible for 300.
The tenant damaged the carpeting by spilling kool aid and cooking oil throughout and in the spots where there are not stains there are cigarette burns as the tenant used the carpet as an ashtray.