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    Oct 8, 2012, 08:50 AM
    We gave our roommate an eviction can we sue for garbage removal and carpet damages
    We gave our roommates a twenty day notice and when they left they left a lot of garbage in their room and the carpet smells like dog urine from their pet I can't get a new roommate till I sanitize the room can I sue for loss in rent and damages
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    Oct 8, 2012, 10:02 AM
    Do you own the property, or are you renting it from a landlord?

    In either case, I guess, you could sue the former room-mate in small claims court. Did you or your landlord get a deposit from the roommate?
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    Oct 8, 2012, 12:12 PM
    This is what deposits are for. Does not the security deposit cover the cost of cleaning?

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