The department of housing and urban development has set 7 years for the replacement of carpet in rental units.
Rental carpet replacement law oregon.
The reasoning is that since the tenant moved into a rental unit with 5 year old carpeting the landlord should only be able to recover for damage to a 5 year old carpet.
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Ii the carpet was cleaned or replaced after the previous tenancy or the most recent significant use of the carpet and before the tenant took possession.
Should the landlord choose to repair or replace the carpet anyway the tenant may be made to pay for the cost of the same.
Now if you have been in the rental i would say between up to 5 years it wouldn t be a unreasonable requests to ask the landlord to share the cost with you of replacing carpet maybe looking into.
A carpet cleaning other than the use of a common vacuum cleaner if.
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With that said landlord tenant laws are always changing and may even vary from county to county.
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As an exception to the above no state requires the landlord to replace repair damaged carpet if the damage to the carpet has been caused by the tenant.
Even if no damage to the rental property carpet has occurred age and normal wear eventually triggers the need for replacement.
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While they are durable they can start losing their texture and color after 4 or 5 years.
The official state statutes and other reputable municipal sources were used to research this information.
This is something you have to consider even if you have modern carpets at home.
Under california landlord tenant guidelines a carpet s useful life.
This article summarizes the oregon landlord tenant laws applicable to residential rental units.
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But if the carpet is damaged she says it will be replaced at turnover before a new tenant moves in.
