Is asking tenant to steam clean carpets reasonable?

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rpc wrote: »

This is the way to do it.

If there is no trace of dog left, a steam clean would be too much. If you can't tell a dog was ever there, you can't justify extra cleaning. The tenants will have satisfied their obligations in that respect.

If there is dog residue at check out and you can evidence this, you are then well within your rights to charge the tenants the cost of getting rid.

Not good enough. All the tenant has to do is say that he has had friends around with a dog regularly.

As there is nothing in the contract banning dogs completely from the premises then you would easily lose that argument with the DPS

rpc

!!!!!! wrote: »

Not good enough. All the tenant has to do is say that he has had friends around with a dog regularly.

As there is nothing in the contract banning dogs completely from the premises then you would easily lose that argument with the DPS

It doesn't matter whose dog it was - or do you believe that tenants aren't liable to the landlord for any damage caused by their guests?

There were no dog hairs or dog smell at the start of the tenancy.

At the end of the tenancy, there are dog hairs and dog smell.

The cost of rectifying this is £X and this is required to return the house to the state it in when it was let, minus fair wear and tear.

It doesn't matter if it is dog hairs, mud or baby puke. If it wasn't there at the start and is there at the end then the tenant is responsible for putting it right (even if it wasn't their dog, shoes or baby).

nomoneytoday

Maybe they had a poodle, so no hair worries