California Landlord Responsibilities Carpet

In california a lease exists whenever there is an oral or written agreement to exchange rent for inhabiting a property.

California landlord responsibilities carpet. Rights responsibilities by david brown janet portman and ralph warner nolo includes extensive advice on establishing a repair and maintenance system that will help california landlords prevent problems such as tenant rent withholding or injuries to tenants due to defective conditions in the rental. In some many others. Additionally tenants cannot be held responsible for defects in the carpet that existed before they moved in. This system of one year is more practical for the landlord.

Under california law unless the carpet is visibly damaged and that damage is not the result of normal wear and tear the landlord cannot hold the tenant responsible for the damage or the cost of replacement for the carpet. Under california landlord tenant guidelines a carpet s useful life is eight to 10 years. A landlord must replace carpet that poses these types of safety hazards. Carpet that is ripped or torn can cause you to fall and injure yourself.

The california landlord s law book. The cost of replacing the carpet after 10 years falls to the landlord. If carpeting is moldy worn or very unsanitary it can pose a health risk. California tenants a guide to parties cannot reach a solution on their own residential tenants and landlords rights and they may be able to resolve the problem through responsibilities answers these questions and mediation or arbitration see page 82.

According to california law ca civil code 1940 1954 05 under a lease tenants have certain rights such as the right to a habitable dwelling due process for evictions and more landlords also have rights such as the right to collect rent and to collect for property. Nails from carpet tack strips can pierce a bare foot. Landlord s responsibilities in california regarding appliances and carpets. Landlords are obligated to make rental property safe and habitable.

They will have to recoup the costs another way. Some landlords include carpet cleaning responsibility as part of the lease agreement. Situations a court action may provide the only. If the carpet is cleaned by the outgoing tenant and before the turnover work is completed then it will likely be walked on by maintenance people and get dirty again.

Once a tenant moves out there will be turnover work necessary. This would mean the tenant is required to get the carpets professionally cleaned before leaving the apartment. However if the tenant fails to do so landlords can t deduct the standard cleaning from the deposit.