moving out of my apt in Arlington and my landlord says we need to get our carpets professionally cleaned before moveout. it's nowhere in our lease that we have to cover this. do I have to pay?

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Might end up requiring legal representation. So many landlords who break laws and contracts.

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You don’t if it’s not in the lease, but be prepared to have your landlord try to screw you out of your deposit

Def do an in-person walk through with them and document the condition in writing in case you need to take them to small claims court

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Take pictures of everything. As long as it is within “normal wear and tear” you are okay

Also what building? Good chance this might be mine to deal with eventually....

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Record your conversations with them about this. VA is a one party consent state.

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If it’s not in your lease it’s not your problem. We had it in our lease and we just rented a carpet cleaner and that seemed to be good enough.

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Take a video of your walkthrough and pictures

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Rent a carpet cleaner and DIY. VA backs landlords if they decide to take you to court over it/take your deposit.

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You should always professionally clean your carpet upon moving out regardless. That way no one can get you for random ish. “Normal wear and tear” is relative to whoever the landlord is you’re dealing with.

If you left the carpets looking like crap then yes.

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