I really do not understand why here they use carpet when you have to change the carpet out every so many years and its such a pain to clean compared to wood faux wood floors.
Having an apartment with carpet.
Carpet is just as much to blame for the mass exodus of american cities as hardwood is for the current flood of wealthy suburbanites back to them.
And i have yet to see a carpet floor apartment for rent when i was looking overseas.
However if the tenant fails to do so landlords can t deduct the standard cleaning from the deposit.
The only time i have come after a tenant for the entire cost of the carpet is when a tenant was in the apartment for less than 6 months destroyed the entire apartment with them and their friends only paid 3 out of the 6 months they were even there and left a 1 000 mess to clean up.
And if you re a renter there s not a whole lot you can do to change it.
This is to prevent noise from reverberating throughout the building and particularly as a courtesy to nearby neighbors.
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The trouble with carpeting.
So how to deal before we get started we need to set a few things straight.
This would mean the tenant is required to get the carpets professionally cleaned before leaving the apartment.
Last but not least try having the carpeting professionally cleaned if it hasn t been done in a while.
There are few souls in the world who have wall to wall carpet topping their dream decor list.
The same people you belittle for embracing carpet in the 60s are the exact ones who wouldn t dare think of living in a house or high rise today that didn t have maplewood sprawled throughout.
They will have to recoup the costs another way.
Typical allergens that get trapped in carpet include pet dander.
If you have carpet allergies you can either be allergic to allergens that get trapped in your carpet or the carpet itself or both.
The only places i ve seen hardwood floors in the u s.
Oftentimes carpet color can look dingy and darker due to dust dirt and regular wear and tear.
Some landlords include carpet cleaning responsibility as part of the lease agreement.
Was in older buildings.
It s often the stuff of mcmansions and is commonly viewed as the epitome of dated decor but it s also the reality for countless american homes.
While there is no nyc law regulating carpet or rug coverage leases and co op agreements will often have a clause stipulating residents cover 80 of their floors with carpeting.