does landlord have to replace carpet when new tenent moves in?

Question

the appartment i looked at the carpet is really worn and agency says the owner wont replace it

Answer 1

No but you could at least suggest he has it cleaned or pay for the rental of the carpet cleaner and let you do it.

Answer 2

You really want the place, don't you? But, you just don't like the carpet. Here is a deal I made with a tennant a couple of years ago when we were in a similar situation.

Guy and gal were looking at one of my apartments (I'll call them tennant A) and he asked if I was going to clean or replace the carpeting. Told him I just had the living room cleaned and had no plans to replace any flooring. Asking rental price was 'as is'.

He and I were in the basement and his wife was upstairs as we made this deal and she was expecting their first baby real soon.
He asked if I would replace the carpeting if he agreed to pay me $100 (all monies quoted are in US dollars) more per month. This offer got my attention. I thought about it for a few minutes as he continued to look around and I asked him how much carpeting he expected replaced? His response was living room and kitchen; two rooms. I knew about what I would have to pay to have those rooms floors redone so I accepted his offer.

The short of the long story is: I replaced living room and hallway carpeting with new pad underneath; and had a linoleum floor installed in the kitchen for $600.00. I had to remove the old flooring and prep the floors for the new, but I had other work I was doing in there anyway.

Doing the math, with a one year lease, considering his additional $100/month, he had paid for the new flooring in six months; making the second six months of his lease period for me. When he moved out, I had two rooms and hallway flooring that had about a years wear and tear on them. And they looked like they only had a years wear and tear on them. They still looked pretty good.

The subsequent renter (tennant B) agreed to pay me $50 more per month than what I was able to charge before the first fellow (tennant A) and I made the deal to replace the flooring. This in part due to the new floors. Assuming another 12 month lease and an additional $50 / month from the tennant B, that's $1,200 incremental rental money I have received after investing $600 in an 18 month period of time. That's a three to one payback. And assumes after tennant B leaves I have to go back to the original price I was getting before tennant A moved in; and that tennant B is there only a year. If he is there more than a year, every month is incremental money for me.

In addition to this, the big box store I purchased the flooring from had a deal where purchases over $300 could be financed for twelve months interest free. So I accepted their offer and used their $600 for 11 1/2 months.

I would like to make deals like these every week. Not every day. I won't be greedy.

My point is, you want the place. I can tell you do. Ask the property owner if he would be amenible to some kind of terms such as described above. Think it through and offer him a win win deal.

You should be willing to pay some additional rent because you are asking him to invest something but more importantly, you are going to have new carpeting. And you should not attempt to delay the possession date because the place may not be ready as a result of the carpeting being installed. Within reason.

From the landlords perspective, when you leave, assuming you take good care of the place, he will have a nicer place than what it is now. And depending upon the deal you two make, he will have some additional rental receipts in his pocket.

Good luck.

PS. From the responses others have offered here, I know this is a ten point answer. So I'll be so presumptuous as to thank you for the ten points now and sign off as 'caring landlord'.

Answer 3

A landlord will do as little as possible that he can get by with legally. It is an income to many and they try to keep the expenses down. A lot of them become fed up also, they fix it up nice only to see the place wrecked. I know it is nice to move into a place and have everything all painted and new, but that is not always possible. You just need to look for a place with better carpet or one, maybe they landlord will let you purchase and install a new carpet and take it off the rent.

Answer 4

It depends on the condition of the carpet. But if said tenant suggests replacement or at least cleaning the carpet if it doesn't look appropriate. Then the owner of the property has to make a decision. Clean or replace carpet or rent to someone else. If the carpet is that bad, call the housing authority on him and he won't be able to rent it to anyone until it is replaced...Look for other faults on the premises. i.e. plumbing, heating,roof, insulation...

Answer 5

No the landlord doesn't have to replace carpet. If you request it, and he says no just don't rent. Landlords do have to maintain anything that may cause a health or safety concern. If you need the place to live and can't find another, ask if they will at least pay to have it cleaned. I am a landlord and I always clean all carpet between tenants.

Answer 6

the quick answer, nope, as is means precisely that. you often supply you the choice to decline to the condominium and seem for something else. in my view, that's what i might do. the element is, places like that are generally run with the aid of "slumlords". In my journey, landlords like which will maximum possibly be gradual to respond to the different restore themes. That being mentioned, in case you like the placement and the only element incorrect is the carpet... deal. If no longer and you will stumble on a similar place on a similar hire with out the themes grab it. the element is, a ripped carpet isn't a protection concern. So there is not any government requirement for the owner to repair it. in simple terms make certain you record it on the subject record so which you're no longer charged for the restore interior the tip. stable luck

Answer 7

The answer is not to sign the lease. The owner in some states must clean the carpet before a new tenant moves in.

Answer 8

Judging from my last rental horror I guess that they don't nor do they have to replace the rats with a more suitable rodent. But you did say Landlord and not slumlord.But otherwise if the carpet is badly worn I believe they do have to replace it

Answer 9

I would advise you then not to move in if there is stuff already wrong with the place & the landlords wont do anything about it. As it might come back to hurt you one day if something really dramatic goes wrong & the landlords wont fix it & you end up having to move out its really pointless dont you link.

Answer 10

NO, but he must clean, if not get pictures and get it in writing about the condition of the carpet.