saralara669
New Member
Humboldt County, California
I moved into my home in 10/04 and out of it 4/08. When I moved in, there were holes punched in the doors, drilled holes in the walls and ceilings, and the carpet had not been cleaned and was covered in stains. I do not have any pictures of this. The people who lived there before had dogs, and grew pot. I also mentioned to the landlord that the heater was not working, due to the heating ducts being disconnected. I could literally see the ground through the vents in the house. Nothing was ever done to remedy the heating situation. The unit was located in the middle of a lumber yard, due to it being an old office that was converted into a rental. We began to get a rodent problem, which I tried to take care of myself. When I moved out, the landlord did a very quick walk through, and mentioned some dusting and minor cleaning that needed to be done. I have emailed him twice about returning my deposit since then, and have yet to receive anything from him. 7/23/08 he calls me and tells me that he will be charging me to replace the carpets. I looked it up in the DCA's renter's manual. I don't believe that I should be responsible for the carpets, due to the fact that the carpets (which are thin office carpeting) were very over due for replacement anyway. My dog, did have a few accidents on the carpet, but the tenets before me had 7 or 8 dogs, and they ruined the carpet long before my dog had anything to do with it. I can go on and on about what else was wrong with this place, but that's another matter. What can I do?
I moved into my home in 10/04 and out of it 4/08. When I moved in, there were holes punched in the doors, drilled holes in the walls and ceilings, and the carpet had not been cleaned and was covered in stains. I do not have any pictures of this. The people who lived there before had dogs, and grew pot. I also mentioned to the landlord that the heater was not working, due to the heating ducts being disconnected. I could literally see the ground through the vents in the house. Nothing was ever done to remedy the heating situation. The unit was located in the middle of a lumber yard, due to it being an old office that was converted into a rental. We began to get a rodent problem, which I tried to take care of myself. When I moved out, the landlord did a very quick walk through, and mentioned some dusting and minor cleaning that needed to be done. I have emailed him twice about returning my deposit since then, and have yet to receive anything from him. 7/23/08 he calls me and tells me that he will be charging me to replace the carpets. I looked it up in the DCA's renter's manual. I don't believe that I should be responsible for the carpets, due to the fact that the carpets (which are thin office carpeting) were very over due for replacement anyway. My dog, did have a few accidents on the carpet, but the tenets before me had 7 or 8 dogs, and they ruined the carpet long before my dog had anything to do with it. I can go on and on about what else was wrong with this place, but that's another matter. What can I do?
