Jetsetter1
Junior Member
I live in California.
My husband and I are about to finish up a 6 month lease. We just received a move-out checklist from our property manager, which states it is their standard policy to deduct the cost of professional carpet cleaning from tenants' deposits. We were also given the option to hire a professional carpet cleaning service (at our own expense) in lieu of that. We have only lived here for 6 months, 2 of which we weren't even home because we were traveling. We have no pets. The carpet looks exactly like it did when we moved in, in fact it even still smells new. I have heard it is illegal for a property manager to charge for carpet cleaning between tenants when it is just normal wear and tear (not damage or excessive dirt). Am I correct? If so, I intend to bring it up during our preliminary walk-through with our property manager. Thanks for your advice.
My husband and I are about to finish up a 6 month lease. We just received a move-out checklist from our property manager, which states it is their standard policy to deduct the cost of professional carpet cleaning from tenants' deposits. We were also given the option to hire a professional carpet cleaning service (at our own expense) in lieu of that. We have only lived here for 6 months, 2 of which we weren't even home because we were traveling. We have no pets. The carpet looks exactly like it did when we moved in, in fact it even still smells new. I have heard it is illegal for a property manager to charge for carpet cleaning between tenants when it is just normal wear and tear (not damage or excessive dirt). Am I correct? If so, I intend to bring it up during our preliminary walk-through with our property manager. Thanks for your advice.