Hi this is pete from portland.
Apartment carpet replacement cost.
Apartment carpet replacement cost.
You can find carpet that costs as little as 2 every square foot all the way up to 100 every square foot.
However the carpet wasn t new when he moved in.
Pete a tenant from portland says his landlord is trying to charge him for the entire cost to replace the carpet.
If the carpet costs a thousand dollars then a tenant would be responsible for two hundred dollars of that total.
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And yes indeed you get to pay to re carpet the entire apartment if it is not possible to match the carpet that had to be replaced.
The numbers will add up quickly.
You get to pay for all the labor.
I am moving out of an apartment.
Replace the entire carpet if there are large stains from spills from coffee soup or wine that could not be removed the landlord can charge the tenant for however much it costs to clean that specific section.
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How much can the landlord charge pete.
How do apartment owners and management companies calculate the amount to charge residents for items such as damaged carpet when residents move out.
The cost of choosing a new carpet is largely up to you.
You get to pay to replace the ruined pad and you get to pay very nearly the entire cost of the replacement carpet because the carpet was nearly new.
Average cost per square yard tends to be 30 40 and this includes the pad that goes underneath.
This is something that you have to keep in mind.
This is because property owners tend to choose builder grade products at 1 to 3 per square foot.
For example we replaced carpet in an apartment in may 2017 and the resident just moved out in april and the carpet is 100 percent destroyed most use a prorated calculation with other considerations such as additional wear and tear and based on.