let this be a lesson to you

[simplyn2deep]

If at all possible, AVOID properties managed by Realty Executive Select.

Rather than paying around $100-$150 to have carpets cleaned, they opted to have NEW carpet installed because the "damage was beyond normal wear and tear" to which I call bullshit!

So they're charging us for the installation for the new carpet (nearly $1000) and hauling away of bulk trash (around $230, which we knew was going to happen).

I'm going to contact one of the lawyers I used to work with when I volunteered at the Legal Aid in the Compton Courthouse to see if they can give me any advice on this.

We have 21 days to pay this or they'll give us (really my mom) a negative credit report on the credit record.

That's 28 years of living there for you. The owner was/is nice, but the property manager is a bitch.

Comments

[theskyyends.livejournal.com]

Okay what I do know is this: In California if you have lived in a dwelling for more than 3 years it is the apartment manager/owner's responsibility to replace the carpet when you move out. Period. No one is going to be cleaning a 28 year old carpet, come on. Call your lawyer, this is shit.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

We've actually gotten new carpet at least 3 times in the last 28 years. Most recently was December 2012 when we had to move out for them to "remodel". They're saying that the carpet was "damaged beyond normal wear and tear" for the 2 years since it was installed. When the manager did the walk through she was like "the carpet is supposed to be cleaned twice a year..." umm nowhere in the lease does it say that, but we're not going to purposefully leave something to stain the carpet if we spilled something.

My dad was on hospice care in the apartment for the last 5 months of his life, so there was bound to be some accidents around where his bed was, but I don't think there were.

[cattraine.livejournal.com]

That is crap. Also, the negative thing on your credit. All you have to do if they persist is write a letter to the credit companies to dispute this if they do.

[dontelltheelf.livejournal.com]

Shit. I'm sorry. I have no advice to offer so hopefully someone else can. But that sounds like such bullshit, like you said!