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    Default Re: Control Freak Landlord Wants Me to Move Out

    On what basis can a landlord legally arrange for the carpet to be cleaned mid-lease period? Under what circumstances can a landlord enter the premises legally at all? I'm sorry, but I don't agree with the advice that has been given. Your landlord can enter without notifying you only in case of emergency and only to deal with the emergency. The only condition of the carpet that the landlord has a interest in is the condition in which you leave it, not any momentary staining. Otherwise, she could clean the carpet weekly (is her son the carpet cleaning company?). If you leave the carpet clean and undamaged, except for normal wear and tear, at the end of your tenancy the landlord has no right to do anything to the carpet. You are responsible for anything beyond ordinary wear and tear upon vacating. Unless, of course, you've agree to something bizarre in your lease.

    Keep in mind that not all advice you receive on a message board comes from legally knowledgeable folks. Lot's of emotionalism - for example, I'd hardly call an ordinary spill that happens to everyone "trashing" the place. Your lease and the law of tenancy in Colorado specify what your rights, and what your landlords rights, are. Colorado has a law called the Colorado Security Deposit Act, which provides for treble (triple) damages if a landlord inappropriately withholds or misuses your deposit. Any provision of your lease that contradicts that law is automatically void because it violates public policy. Do a little googling and you should be able to find tenant rights information from the CO bar association.

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