My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: CA
When a tenant moves out, anything that is beyond normal wear and tear, can be taken from their security deposit. It’s usually a grey area on how much is beyond normal wear and tear and how that can affect their security deposit refund. The carpet needs to be replaced but there are stains beyond normal wear and tear. The property management company is going to hold the tenant responsible for these excess stains. They said they usually take a percentage of the total carpet square foot and charge that to them for replacement but they wouldn’t charge 100%. So what are the rules on how much you can take from their security assuming all the carpet across all rooms and hallways are stained beyond normal wear and tear? How does the factor of the average life of carpet come into play? It almost sounds like a swag on what they charge the tenant

