I live with my Mom as her caregiver and we have lived in this apartment since I was 7. I am now 27 and the carpet was replaced once when I was 14. The carpet is not healthy...it has some mold and is very visibly worn and "gummy" feeling due to the high level of humidity in the area in which I live. It is not clean, and I am afraid it is contributing to my allergies. So we have thirteen year old, filthy carpet. My Mom spoke to the manager about having the carpet replaced and they sent someone to clean the carpet but it didn't help. So we had another cleaner out, and again that didn't help...in fact, it seem to make it worse although it did make the carpet look better. People move in and out of the apartments all the time and we notice that they are frequently changing the carpet in the other apartments. So what should I do? Who could I contact to report this problem to for help?
2007-11-01 10:25:24 · 4 answers · asked by soul cyster ttc#1 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Again I said the carpet has MOLD. Mold is very unhealthy. Also it is a smaller apartment and a lot of foot traffic has worn the carpet down. The carpet is gummy, well sticky and it is just disgusting. Two cleaners tried to fix the problem and it didn't work, I'd say it is time to replace the freakin' carpet... It is cheap carpet, anyway. That is why it doesn't last.
2007-11-01 18:20:44 · update #1
You keep saying it is not clean. Why dont you clean it AND keep it clean. It doesnt get dirty on its own. And the dirt that is there is YOURS. And if the humidity is a problem in your home, get a dehumidifier.
If carpet is taken care of and clean every year, it can last up to 20 yrs. I have 5 kids, a dog and a few cats and my carpet is almost (19) 20 yrs old. It still looks great because I take care of it. I vacuum every day and have it steam cleaned once a year.(unless I have a major spill).
If tenants would just take care of the property they live in like it was their own, landlords wouldnt have such a problem with repairs and such.
Am I a burned out landlord? YES. And selling out 12 houses. I cant take the whining, filthy and uncaring tenants anymore. Give them a roof over their heads, take care of the repairs and what do you get. A person who wants more and more, but gripes when the rent is raised. Put in new carpet and they drop cigarettes all over it and burn it up. Why? So they can gripe and try to get new carpet all because the color didnt go with their furniture. The gripe because I wont get them new carpet to damage again.
I also have 2 tenants that have been with my 2 houses before I even bought them, so that would be 13+ yrs. They have cats and a dog and one set even has 2 boys. And their carpet looks like it just came out of a store.
Landlords change the carpet when someone moves out because that tenant has destroyed it. Not because the landlord enjoys putting carpet down. He has to make it nice for the next tenant to destroy.
So my answer, as bitter as it is, is get it professionally cleaned (your dirt, your cost) and KEEP it clean.
2007-11-01 17:16:43 · answer #1 · answered by kimmamarie 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First thing you should do is document all this and present it to the property manager. If the manager doesn't do anything about it, go above them to the owner of the property or the owner of the property management company. You can also write a letter to the property management company stating what you just said here, and request the carpet be replaced.
If you can't get any results after this, then I suggest that you contact a state agency like code enforcement, or housing authority and ask about uninhabitable living conditons or substandard living conditions and what they can do about it.
So, document, document, document, and hope for the best.
Good luck to you.
2007-11-01 10:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Angiej1213 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very strange that you do not receive the same consideration that others receive in the same community. I would start right there and use the link to read the law. Depending on where that humid place is located, see if there is a landlord tenant relations department in your town. They will be useful. The link will give you the laws that they live by. Good luck
2007-11-01 11:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by helprhome 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless your state has a mandatory carpet replacement rule (very few do), the landlord is under no obligation to replace same. They did provide cleaning (something they did not have to do), and you had it cleaned again. After TWO thorough cleanings, it's not contributing to your allergies any more than new carpet would.
2007-11-01 10:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by acermill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋