We recently moved out of a house that we were renting and the landlord is trying to charge us for so many things, including new carpet and repainting the entire house.
I was told by people and I wanted to know if it was true; that under Ohio law the landlord has to put in new carpet and repaint the walls every time someone moves out and the rerent the place to someone else.
I don't mind paying for things that we did and for a portion of the carpet where my son spilled kool-aid, but they are making up things. There was nothing wrong with the walls, but they are charging us for repainting the entire house. I don't think this is fair at all.
I don't know if we have grounds to fight them on this or not. Please help.
2006-12-31 11:29:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
I live in Ohio / have rented here, and that is a crock. Your exlandlord is just trying to get extra money out of you. Contact the local housing inspectors, tell them of your situation, they can give you the number of who to call.
2006-12-31 11:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a lawyer, but I think if the carpet is over 5 years old, then they cannot charge you for it, no matter what kind of damage you did.
It also depends, I think, on how long you lived there. The painting seems a little extreme, so does the carpet (you can patch it yourself, with a glue gun and some extra carpet pieces, which you can probably cut from inside a closet).
I, however, have never ever gotten my deposit back, no matter how pristine I left the place after moving out.
Landlords suck. Buy your own house.
2006-12-31 11:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by Monkeyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Wisconsin and here it depends on how long you live in a place. If your lease was not up, the landlord can charge you for alot of things but if you kept your lease until the end, they can't. The painting when a tenent leaves is true here in WI but they only have to clean the carpets, not replace them. I did have a landlord who charged me for putting in a linoleum floor for a hole in the floor under the fridge from moving it to clean behind it. I thought it was ridiculus but becasue my lease wasn't up, I had to pay. Of course, this is wisconsin and not ohio.
2006-12-31 14:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Becca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not worth your time to fight it. Look at your leasing contract. Its probably very vague and its usually up to the landlord to decide .It sucks {ive been there} On the other hand think about moving into a new place with funky smelling carpets and smudged walls.Next lease you sign, ask about this before so youll know what to expect
2006-12-31 11:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by no expert but... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even as a tenant requests to have carpets replaced and the manager does not approve you write a letter and deliver it out to the owner with a confirmation that he did reveive the letter. In you letter be sturdy and to the point. enable him do not ignore that he has 30days to regulate the carperts and if does not you'll do it, and take that volume out of the lease.
2016-12-01 09:19:13 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is the landlords responsibility.
2006-12-31 11:31:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is responsibal for painting ad what ever needs done not you small claims court is a good place to fight this
2006-12-31 11:39:44 · answer #7 · answered by hallowsevenight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋