We rent and recently had some damage due to a slab leak. We currently have nice Berber carpet, it's old but it's been we'll taken care of. We need to have the carpet replaced in our master bedroom and the hallway. Since the existing carpet is old they cannot find an exact match for it. The landlord showed up this morning with the carpet guy and showed me the carpet that they have selected to install. It's shag carpet in a similar color to the existing carpet. Is this going to look right? We live in a nice home and they just raised our rent when we resigned our lease last month. The carpet guy acted like it was no big deal to seam the shag to the Berber from the hall to the other three bedrooms but I am concerned it is going to look cheap. Has anyone ever done this? In my opinion if they can't find an exact match then they should replace the carpet through the whole house with carpet that is comparable to he existing carpet. Is that unreasonable? The quality of the new carpet is much cheaper than what we have now. It seems unfair to be paying more rent now for amenities that are less than what we had. Your thoughts?
The Landlord, is choosing the carpet.
It is his budget.
He owns, the house.
He doesn't have to re-carpet the whole, house.
You can try and talk with the Landlord about the carpet choices.
Hopefully, the slab leak was repaired properly.
They still make shag carpet?
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I personally don't like Berber carpeting. However putting a shag next to a Berber seems funky.
Talk to the landlord. Tell him what you told us.
1. You are paying higher rent.
2. The carpet looks cheap.
3. you just signed on - and if you pay your rent on time or early - mention that.
Communicate with him! I would think that he would just replace it all at once.
Good luck!
Carpet is carpet when renting. Berber vs shag is not an amenity and is not a reason to pay less rent. I guarantee your lease does not say it has to be replaced with the same type of carpet. Raising the rent for a lease renewal is common practice. You can talk to the landlord, but he doesn't have to replace the whole house with new carpet if nothing is wrong with it and it's also not reason enough for you to break your lease.
Sorry all you can do is give your opinion, at the end of the day you are renters, you pay to live in the home.
I mean I understand that the combination may not work out the best, but really your amenities aren't less. Your carpeting is different.
It will lower the value of the home if the carpet is not the same wall to wall. BUT it is his property and not yours so you really have no say in what he does or does not do. He should have gotten enough of a settlement to but new carpet throughout. If he didn't then he may not be able to afford to do it. Whole house carpet is pretty much over $6000 and that could be low depending on what the carpet is that is purchased.
They are given an allowance by the insurance carrier but whatever your landlord chooses to do is up to him since it's his home. I'm not sure what your rights are as the renter and maybe you could ask for a lease termination if you can't come to an agreement due to the fact that the home is not what it was when you signed the lease...Obviously I haven't a clue to your rights but I do know with the ins co I represent we honor replacing the entire area to accomodate the look thoughout when the option that is existing or damaged is no longer available.
I agree with you on all counts.
I would try to work with the landlord. Not only from your point of view, but from his home value point of view. If he tries to find another renter this could be a major turn off. If he tries to sell the house soon, this will be an issue.
If he can take or leave it he might want to stick with the cheaper option and wait on re-carpeting until you move out is a year or so and have nice new carpet for new tenants or buyers.
