Tenant Turnover? Don’t Forget the Carpet

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Whenever an apartment or house tenant vacated the residence, a land lord has to complete some maintenance to get the place ready for the next tenant. Part of this is to make the place as appealing as possible, and another part is that some of these improvements are mandated by law. Laws vary by state, so check your state’s laws to make sure they have been followed.

Maintenance usually involves cleaning the whole location, including painting all the walls back to their original color (typically beige or white), washing the windows and mirrors, checking all the light fixtures, checking all the locks (or changing them if the previous resident did not return the key), and generally doing whatever needed to make sure the place looks nice. If there was damage to the ceiling or walls, the repair men fix the drywall and repaint it to look as new as possible.

One of the most common maintenance activities is carpet repair. Carpets are one of the most used items in a living space, as everyone walks on them. Furniture can place a heavy load on very small areas of carpet, permanently crushing the fibers. Spilled drinks, sauces, and inks all leave very visible marks on carpet, and new residents don’t like seeing other people’s messes. Pets can leave both a visible stain and an odor that’s hard to clean (lots of residences charge a pet fee so they can pay for the carpet replacement after the lease ends). Specific places, like doorways or entryways, gather the most damage and wear-and-tear.

For carpet repairs, the carpet company will send out a surveyor to examine the damage and determine if the carpet can be cleaned or must be replaced. This is a costly process either way, but many renter complexes have special deals and discounts due to the high amount of business. The company will replace or repair the carpet, and the renter complex maintenance men will prepare the apartment for the next resident. After that resident leaves, the process begins all over again.

Dallas Carpet Repair & Cleaning
6534 Trammel Drive
Dallas Texas 75214

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