What is the name of your state? indiana
My ex-landlord of four years sent me a bill for $500 instead of a refund of my deposit with an itemized bill including a $1000 charge for replacing all carpets in the house. Of these carpets, 88 square yards, only two rooms were new when I moved in four years ago. The others, I'm pretty sure, were from the early seventies. Per his request, I had the carpets professionally cleaned when we moved out and presented him with a receipt. We have dogs and they were included in the lease. Now, the LL insists that the carpets HAD TO be replaced because of an odor left by the dogs and he wants me to pay the entire cost of such replacement. I think, at best, I should pay only a percentage of the carpet as the old stuff should have been replaced anyway and the "new" stuff he laid down four years ago didn't appear to have sustained anything more than normal wear and tear.
Should I sue this guy in small claims?? Would it benefit anything more than my pride??
I've since moved from Indiana to Colorado and making it back for an iffy trial is, well, iffy.
Also, do I need to prove that I didn't damage his business or does HE have to prove that I DID??
What is the name of your state?
My ex-landlord of four years sent me a bill for $500 instead of a refund of my deposit with an itemized bill including a $1000 charge for replacing all carpets in the house. Of these carpets, 88 square yards, only two rooms were new when I moved in four years ago. The others, I'm pretty sure, were from the early seventies. Per his request, I had the carpets professionally cleaned when we moved out and presented him with a receipt. We have dogs and they were included in the lease. Now, the LL insists that the carpets HAD TO be replaced because of an odor left by the dogs and he wants me to pay the entire cost of such replacement. I think, at best, I should pay only a percentage of the carpet as the old stuff should have been replaced anyway and the "new" stuff he laid down four years ago didn't appear to have sustained anything more than normal wear and tear.
Should I sue this guy in small claims?? Would it benefit anything more than my pride??
I've since moved from Indiana to Colorado and making it back for an iffy trial is, well, iffy.
Also, do I need to prove that I didn't damage his business or does HE have to prove that I DID??
What is the name of your state?