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tenants moved out and they had a large dog. I collected a security deposit and a pet security deposit. The owner of the property had to replace the carpets due the strong order of the pet. Can I take that from the security deposit in California?
Angela H, CA on Saturday, July 14, 2018
RE: security deposit
Yes, that is beyond regular were and tear. You may need to prorate it for the age of the carpet. I generally consider carpet to have a ten year life span. So for every year old it is I'd reduce the tenants part by 10%.
2 year old carpet tenant pays 80%, 5 year old 50%, 8 year old 20% and so forth.
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