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  • Jun 18, 2011, 04:51 PM
    tigi123
    Carpet cleaning deduction
    Can a landlord use the tenants security deposit to have carpets cleaned due to pet odor from tenants dog upon vacating?
  • Jun 18, 2011, 05:23 PM
    cdad

    How long have you lived there and were you paying extra for the animal? Did the landlord know you owned a dog?
  • Jun 18, 2011, 06:23 PM
    tigi123
    Yes we moved in 2006 and the landlords knew we had a dog, they put new carpet in 2008 and have deducted $175.00 from our $1800 security deposit upon vacating this month. They say the carpet had pet odor. Should I take them to small claims court for the deduction?
  • Jun 18, 2011, 07:07 PM
    cdad

    For that amount of money and if they returned the rest I wouldn't take it any further at this time. Is it really worth it? It is likely there was a pet odor and since you live with the dog you hadn't noticed it. It doesn't seem out of line since there was new carpeting installed in the last few years.
  • Jun 19, 2011, 08:45 AM
    ballengerb1

    Walk away and be thankful $175 is all the LL kept back. Dog "odor" is not normal wear and tear and is legal to hold back carpet cleaning costs.
  • Jun 19, 2011, 10:57 AM
    ScottGem

    I can't believe you are even questioning this. Did you do a walkthru with the landlord when you turned over the keys?

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