Tenant Hardwood Floor Damage

For example if a tenant s dog damaged a five year old carpet beyond repair and its life expectancy is 10 years then the landlord could only.

Tenant hardwood floor damage.

Deeply scratched hardwood floors or pieces of the hardwood missing. A 10 year old hardwood floor contained numerous stains scratches dings dents and the like as is to be expected with a 10 year old floor. If tenants break something in the house it s damage says davis. Rental properties are notorious for experiencing more wear and tear than an average home which means a rental s hardwood floors are subject to even more damage.

If tenants put a hole in the wall it s damage. If the floors were original from 50 years ago then figure 6 50th is their. How to handle hardwood floor damage with landlords. The worst thing a tenant can do is buy some awful floor product and paint it all over the surface.

March 16 2017 9 06 am subscribe. That d be the start date. That s part of the cost of doing business and a result of normal use especially as a rental unit. Scuffed varnish on wood floors from regular use.

Matted carpet or furniture impressions are wear and tear. Chipped or gouged wood floors or excessive scraps from pet nails. When a tenant causes damage beyond normal use a landlord has cause to charge the tenant for the damages. Did you expect the exposed hardwood floors in your rental unit to remain unscratched.

Tenant damage tenant s responsibility carpet. If you are a keen observer you will notice that moving your furniture from one site to another might leave scratches scuffs dents or gouges on your precious floor. Pet caused damage such as heavily stained carpets and ripped carpeting. Then that has to be removed too.

Dark patches on hardwood floors that have lost their finish over many years. Posted by tillsbury at 2 59 pm on march 16 2017 3 favorites. This may include damages inflicted by the tenants their guests or pets. If your tenants were there for six years and the floor was last re finished 12 years ago and the tenants damaged the floors beyond normal wear and tear you can make a pretty good case that the tenants should pay for half the repairs.

If tenants burn holes in the carpet or scratch up the hardwood floors it. A tenant caused further damage to the floors beyond what might be considered ordinary use such as a burn mark in the kamoo v. Fading of flooring due to sunlight exposure. Burned or stained carpeting is damage.