Okay my real question is about what do they always deduct you on no matter what? And what deductions is it possible to avoid by doing myself that will be worth it? I know every management is different and leaving the apartment clean looks good on me. I know they take out $ to clean the carpet. I also imagine they still take out $ to re-clean it. I ask bc my personal circumstances will make it difficult to DEEP clean the apartment. My husband will be too busy and I don't know anyone to help me. My natural instinct is to deep clean it but does anyone know if I can get away w/ general cleaning bc either way apartments take out $ to pay their own maintenance and cleaning lady? Other than that i have a bleach stain on the carpet 3 drips big and random holes from pictures I can cover myself. No chips, dents, writing on walls etc etc. I think its in great condition, everything was new when we moved in and we didn't stay too long to damage anything except for that bleach stain.
2007-11-05 02:16:14 · 3 answers · asked by pirouette_130 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I am talking about deep cleaning the apartment as a whole, not the carpet. Sorry!
2007-11-05 02:41:04 · update #1
Our last apt gave us a check list when we moved in to note anything that we found wrong, we just went over our copy of that when we moved out to see what they look at when an apartment is vacated. I do know that if youve lived in your apt for 12+ months that they can not charge you to paint or clean the carpets, legally theyre responsible for those things after that amount of time. We got dinged on not having those little metal cup things under the electric stove elements brand new and our veggie drawer in the fridge had cracked but other than that we saw almost our whole deposit back.
2007-11-05 05:24:51 · answer #1 · answered by miss m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should check with management to determine whether or not they allow using the carpet cleaning service of your choice. It's up to them. Many landlords will only accept certain services because of the style of cleaning offered by services which they will not accept.
However, before you do THAT, you should check whether it pays to clean the carpet, given the bleach stain. If the carpet was brand new when you moved in and you have damaged it with the bleach stain, the landlord may well require that you pay for carpet replacement.
A bleach stain is not considered 'normal wear and tear'.
2007-11-05 03:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't deep clean the carpet if it has stains that were not there prior to moving in. They will still take out for this. If you decide to deep clean it you might have to hire a professional otherwise they can still state you did a lousy job.
2007-11-05 02:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by 212 Degree 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋