Comments on: Carpet Damage https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/carpet-damage Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Rachel R. https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/carpet-damage#comment-13374 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:26:12 +0000 http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/blog/renter?p=1319#comment-13374 Your landlord will have the upper hand, especially if they have pictures to validate their story. The question is whether or not the stains were pre-existing. If what you are saying is true, then the stains probably came from a previous tenant. Possibly your pet may have had a whoops that you didn’t know about?? Who knows.

So, how do you get out of paying for carpet replacement? One option would be to go to court. However, based on my legal expertise; in this situation court will most likely side with your landlord. You can however file a formal complaint against your landlord. This alternative has been very effective for some of my friends. The complaint is a cheap powerful option as it is documented against the landlords public record. Since you are already up against their word against yours– all you can do is threaten their image. If they’re at all concerned about their image they will come up with a better solution and possibly remove the carpet charges all together.

My best opinion would be to file a complaint with the RPA, or to just let it go. The complaint really seems like the only real option left.

Good luck!!

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