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    Default Landlord is Charging for New Carpet

    I recently moved out of an apartment where I had a dog. I had permission to have him, as managment only allows cats. He had his occasional accident, which I promptly cleaned up. Upon moving out, I cleaned the house immaculately. I used a carpet cleaner with Tide HE to clean the carpet, knowing full well that they'd hire a professional company to clean them and subtract that from my deposit. My management is now saying that I owe them $700.00 for new carpets. They said that they used a "black light" and located pet stains all over the apartment. I read that black lights also fluoresce laundry detergent. I offered to professionally clean the carpets, to which they said no. That a professional company couldn't get the urine out of the pads. Is that true? No where in my lease does it say I have to replace the carpets. I do have to pay for necessary repairs, but don't consider this necessary..HELP!!! I don't know if it matters, but I live in South Dakota.

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    Default Re: Landlord is Charging for New Carpet

    Is the $700 the cost of new carpet, or a prorated amount based upon the age of the carpet? They shouldn't be able to charge you for new carpet, given that the carpet they replaced wasn't new.

    I can't guess at the dog damage to the carpet. If you take them to court over it you will have the opportunity to try to argue that your dog's indoor urination didn't necessitate replacing the carpet.

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