Gail, thanks for your reply! Originally he pro-rated the carpet at 80%, but then after he spoke to an attorney he said he did not have to pro-rate it. Since he, in error, originally charged us for carpeting the entire unit, and not just the master and the stairs he said were damaged, he sent us an additional refund without it being prorated. We ended up paying for the whole mater and stairs.

He has threatened that if we take this further he will charge us for the more expensive carpet that was ruined instead of the cheaper carpet he installed.

Can he charge us for the more expensive carpet or just what he replaced it with?
Can we legally prove that we only should have to pay for 7 years 5 months of the carpet lifespan?

Thanks again for any advice you provide.

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Also, is 10 years the typical lifespan of carpet in Indiana?