Legal Question in Consumer Law in California

I have vacated an apartment in California. The leasing office has sent me an invoice of $2026 and after deducting my security deposit of $550, they want me to pay $1450.

I leased this apartment for 8 months and now they are charging me -

$250 for painting,

$175 for unit cleaning

$151 for kitchen counter

and $1828 for carpet replacement.

Personally these amounts sounds absurd and irrational, Need your advise on how to proceed with them?

Thanks & Regards

Sachin


Asked on 1/28/14, 12:19 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelvin Green The Law Office of Kelvin Green

You leave out some fact here. Did you do anything that damaged the carpet, counter, or walls?

You can't be charged for cleaning if you left it as clean as you found it. You can't god charged for normal wear. http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf is a good place to start look at page 53.

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Answered on 1/28/14, 5:12 am


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