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I live in Seattle, WA. If you don’t know the landlord tenant act of my state then i do not need your opinion.

I moved out of my apartment and left it very clean! The landlord even called me to let me know that she appreciates how clean i left it. Only one or two things damaged beyond normal wear and tear after a year of living there. One was the bathroom vinyl flooring got tore up and the other i guess was the carpet. My dog did pee a couple times on the carpet but we cleaned it up right away using pet stain removal plus we borrowed a friends steam cleaner and steam cleaned the whole carpet ourselves and told the landlord this when we moved out.

However, the landlord says that unless i had the carpet professionally steam cleaned and provide her with a receipt, that she will still charge me for her to get it professionally cleaned. She mailed me a copy of the estimate from a ‘professional’ company and they want to charge me 5 + tax for a " One bedroom pet stain/odor removal." My position is that my dog did not pee on the entire carpet in my one bedroom apartment. Why should i be charged for a standard ‘one bedroom’ charge when (A.) one bedroom apartment’s square footage of carpet varies, the carpet in my apt could be 400 sq ft and someone elses 1 bedroom apt carpet could be 800 sq ft (B.) I already steam cleaned the entire carpet myself. (C.) my dog didnt pee on all the carpet in my one bedroom apt so why should i have to pay for stain/odor cleaning for the entire carpet!!

Also, before i fully moved out, the landlord had scheduled herself for a ‘preliminary move out conditions’ report so she could check the vinyl, carpet, and counter tops. without even asking me if i would be home or if i could make it to the appointment. she just made the report for herself, so i never did actually get to do a move out check list with her. i had moved almost everything out by the time she came in except i had a green rug there as well. i had steam cleaned their carpets AND my rug and i left it there to dry….so on the day they came into my apartment they had cut up the carpet to check under i guess for pee stains and they left debris and carpet pieces ON MY RUG! They came into my apartment while i still paid to live there and didnt ask me to make the appointment to be there with them, and they left with leaving a mess on my rug that i just cleaned. cant i charge her for something? afterall that is the business right? i leave her apt a mess- she charges me….she left MY apt/rug a mess i should be able to charge her!

Then she is trying to charge me 0 for vinyl that also got torn up EVEN though there were 2 other vinyl/flooring UNDERNEATH the top vinyl that they had called an ‘upgrade’ ….a fucking cheap ass vinyl layer over 2 others that had been there for yearrrrs. this is what the estimate said "material, labor, toilet, 4” cover – 0 and "vinyl removal – " …shouldnt they list the exact amount for the material, labor, toilet, and cove? how do i know that it really costed them that much for all of that? what if the labor was only an hour but they tried to charge me to pay them an hour? shouldnt they have to break it down? or the landlord should have to because they are required to provide me with an ‘itemized’ list of deductions.

So my total bill was 7…i had paid a 0 security/damage deposit. Now here is the catch- i never paid the 0 pet deposit fee…but in my move out conditions report FROM THE LANDLORD she said i DID pay the 0 deposit. So i owe them . I feel like i should be getting back part of my security deposit regardless of what those damn estimates are. i left that apartment so damn clean AND i cleaned the carpet myself! The whole bathroom vinyl wasnt cut up! only a section was! i shouldnt be charged for extra stuff i didnt damage!

So my dilemma…Im not paying them anything additional. period. and they have to take me to court to get that . which i doubt they’d waste time to get .

Should i take them to court trying to reduce the charges and get some of my money back? All i should have to do is fight + and then id get something back. because afterall, THEY made the mistake saying i did pay the pet deposit. i just cant believe that i left the apartment so damn clean and they send me a 7 bill!
Well, if they do put a ‘ding’ in my credit then they most definitely will get taken to court. The Washington State Landlord Tenant Act specifically states that a landlord can only charge you the amount of your deposit and they have to take you to court if they want additional $. Please, know the WA landlord tenant act before making comments.
Well, if they do put a ‘ding’ in my credit then they most definitely will get taken to court. The Washington State Landlord Tenant Act specifically states that a landlord can only charge you the amount of your deposit and they have to take you to court if they want additional $. Please, know the WA landlord tenant act before making comments.

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I paid 0 for my damage deposit when I moved in. I requested my deposit to be returned after I moved out last month. I received a list of everything I was being charged for and why I wasn’t getting my deposit back. 0 for a floor repair, 0 for carpet cleaning, 0 for house cleaning and for cleaning supplies and repair supplies. I know those things didn’t cost that much considering I left the house clean, and I would think the carpet cleaning and house cleaning would be considered normal wear and tear. The only thing I understand is the floor repair, but I don’t think it should cost that much to repair a 5×5 ft floor that had some vinyl tile damage. Does she have to provide me with receipts for these repairs if I request them?

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