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What is the name of your state? Washington
My housekeeper cleans our home twice a month. She uses our vacuum and vacuumed my entire house, ending with our den. This last visit, while in the den, she vacuumed up a pen and caused blue ink to stain a 3 foot portion of the carpet. We are in the process of hiring carpet cleaners , but may need to replace the whole carpet, not to mention the vacuum. Who is liable for the damage? She claims we are because it is our house and vacuum. We say she is because she is hired to clean and pay attention to what she is cleaning (not vacuuming pens). Please advise before we file a small claims suit.
My housekeeper cleans our home twice a month. She uses our vacuum and vacuumed my entire house, ending with our den. This last visit, while in the den, she vacuumed up a pen and caused blue ink to stain a 3 foot portion of the carpet. We are in the process of hiring carpet cleaners , but may need to replace the whole carpet, not to mention the vacuum. Who is liable for the damage? She claims we are because it is our house and vacuum. We say she is because she is hired to clean and pay attention to what she is cleaning (not vacuuming pens). Please advise before we file a small claims suit.