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Who is responsible for cleaning the carpet in a tenants' unit?

2:58 PM 09/13/2011

 

momolito

I rent out the upstairs of my house and the tenant has exclusive use of stairway which is carpeted.  Whose responsibility is it to clean this carpet -mine or the tenants'?

 

 

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    daveinbedstuy

    Bedford Stuyvesant, NY

    I would think that unless you specifically spelled it out in their lease then it's your responsibility, like it normally is in most buildings.

    3:13 PM 09/13/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    coopking

    NY

    I would say its the land lords responsibility.

    3:47 PM 09/13/2011 | 1 Votes

     

     

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    silvermax

    Park Slope, NY

    Carpeting is in public hallway? It's landlord's responsibility

    5:53 PM 09/13/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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    snowman2

    Landlord's responsibility unless otherwise specified.  My garden level rental has a public hallway but the tenant use is about 99% and my use 1%.  I used to clean it but for the past 10 years, before lease signing, I specifiy cleaning it as the tenant's responsibility.  No one has ever complained.

    8:18 PM 09/13/2011 | 0 Votes

     

     

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