Scratched Floor Security Deposit

A scratched up floor isn t the end of the world and most tenants will accept it.

Scratched floor security deposit. Posted by juliplease at 9 42 pm on may 15 2007. Scratch on the floor security deposit my wife and i are moving out of an apartment in new jersey and the landlord is trying to take money out of our security deposit to resurface the floor because of a scratch. If there s still a balance after that they would should pay you for that. For a better understanding of the difference between the two and when you can deduct the tenant s deposit let s take a look at the two most common examples which are normal wear and tear vs damaged carpet and normal wear and tear vs damaged paint.

And they did refinish the floors before they rented the place. Stained carpet holes in the yard and scratched or chewed floors walls or doors are not generally considered normal wear and tear and can all come out of the tenant s security deposit. Your totally approved shar pei scratches up the hardwood floors. I don t mind paying some for this but given how easily the floor shows wear i d consider most of it wear tear.

They also raised the rent. Wood floors scratch over time that is the nature of them. They didn t deduct anything from my security deposit for the floors. If you as a landlord intend to keep all or part of the security deposit you d better be able to show the pristine condition before the tenant moved in and the trashed condition at move out time.

Sometimes when you re a renter things just happen. We charged the tenants 100 out of their security deposit. A landlord checklist can help you figure out what s normal wear and tear vs damage by forcing you to document all of the above. She s also trying to screw you over.

The kids color on the wall. The floor is super high maintenance since the color contrast shows scratches so easily but also the coating seems to have not been applied super well in the first place since it is so easy to peel off in some areas. The 1500 security deposit is the most she can keep she can try and take you to small claims for the rest but she won t get anywhere. Sanding and using a similar varnish brought the floors to an acceptable albeit not perfect level again.

Otherwise whatever you do to ready the place for the new tenant would probably fall under normal wear and tear. My feeling is that you will never have wood floors returned to you in pristine condition. That s typical scratches gouges from normal wear and tear on a cheap engineered wood floor.