What Cleaning and Repairs Can a Landlord Charge For?
by: Law Access New Mexico
WHAT CLEANING AND REPAIRS CAN A LANDLORD CHARGE FOR?
(Versíon en Español atras)
What costs may a landlord deduct from your security deposit?
Typically, landlords may charge tenants for any cleaning or repairs necessary to restore the rental unit to its condition at the beginning of the tenancy. Landlords may not, however, use the tenant's security deposit to cover the costs of ordinary wear and tear.
Ordinary Wear and Tear: Landlord's Responsibility
Damage or Excessive Filth: Tenant's Responsibility
Curtains faded by the sun
Cigarette burns in curtains or carpets
Water-stained linoleum by shower
Broken tiles in bathroom
Minor marks on or nicks in wall
Large marks on or holes in wall
Dents in the wall where a door handle bumped it
Door off its hinges
Moderate dirt or spotting on carpet
Rips in carpet or urine stains from pets
A few small tack or nail holes in wall
Lots of picture holes or gouges in walls that require patching as well as repainting
A rug worn thin by normal use
Stains in rug caused by a leaking fish tank
Worn gaskets on refrigerator doors
Broken refrigerator shelf
Faded paint on bedroom wall
Water damage on wall from hanging plants
Dark patches of ingrained soil on hardwood floors that have lost their finish and have been worn down to bare wood
Water stains on wood floors and windowsills caused by windows being left open during rainstorms
Warped cabinet doors that won't close
Sticky cabinets and interiors
Stains on old porcelain fixtures that have lost their protective coating
Grime-coated bathtub and toilet
Moderately dirty mini-blinds
Missing mini-blinds
Bathroom mirror beginning to "de-silver" (black spots)
Mirrors caked with lipstick and makeup
Clothes dryer that delivers cold air because the thermostat has given out
Dryer that won't turn at all because it's been over-loaded
Toilet flushes inadequately because mineral deposits have clogged the jets
Toilet won't flush properly because it's stopped up with a diaper
Remember, landlords are allowed to deduct from the security deposit for damage or excessive filth, but not for ordinary wear and tear.
Material adapted from information found on Nolo.com.
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¿POR CUALES REPARACIONES Y LIMPIEZAS PUEDE COBRAR UN ARRENDADOR?
¿Qué costos puede un arrendador deducir de su deposito de seguridad?
Típicamente, los arrendadores pueden cargar a arrendatarios por cualquier limpieza o reparación necesaria para restaurar la propiedad de alquiler a su condición al principio del arrendamiento. Los arrendadores no pueden, sin embargo, utilizar el depósito de seguridad del arrendatario para cubrir costos del uso y deterioro ordinario.
Uso y deterioro Ordinario: Responsabilidad Del Arrendador
Daños o inmundicia excesiva: Responsabilidad Del Arrendatario
Las cortinas se descoloraron por el sol.
Quemaduras de cigarrillo en las cortinas o alfombras.
Linóleo agua-manchado por la ducha.
Azulejos quebrados en el cuarto de baño.
Marcas superficiales o abolladuras en la pared.
Marcas grandes o agujeros en la pared.
Abolladuras en la pared donde una manija de la puerta la topa.
La puerta cayéndose de sus bisagras.
Suciedad y manchas moderadas en la alfombra.
Rasgones o manchas de orina de mascotas en la alfombra.
Algunos agujeros pequeños de las tachuelas o de los clavos en las paredes
Muchos agujeros de cuadros o marcas grandes que requieren el remendar y el repintar.
Una alfombra puesta delgada por uso normal.
Manchas en la alfombra causadas por goteo de un tanque de peces.
Juntas gastadas en la puerta del refrigerador.
Estante quebrado delrefrigerador.
Pintura descolorada en la pared del dormitorio.
Daños del agua en la pared por las plantas colgadas.
Manchas oscuras en los pisos de madera que han perdido su capa y la madera esta sin protección.
Manchas de agua en los pisos de madera y en el interior de las ventanas causadas por haber estado abiertas durante una tormenta de lluvia.
Puertas de gabinete combadas y que no se cierran.
Gabinetes y sus interiores pegajosos.
Manchas en los accesorios de porcelana que han perdido su capa protectora.
Tina e inodoro bien sucios.
Cortinas persianas un poco sucias.
La falta de cortinas persianas.
El espejo del baño empezando a "desplatear" (manchas negras).
Los espejos ensuciados con lápiz labial y maquillaje.
La secadora de ropa que solo da aire frío porque el termóstato se quebró.
La secadora no dará vuelta porque ha sido sobrecargada.
El inodoro tira agua inadecuadamente porque hay depósitos minerales que traban los hoyos donde sale el agua.
El inodoro no funciona porque esta trabado con un pañal.
Recuerde, a los propietarios se les permite a deducir un cantidad del depósito de seguridad por el daño o la inmundicia excesiva pero no por el uso y deterioro ordinario.
El material se adaptó de información encontrada en Nolo.COM.
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Last Reviewed On: 03/02/06
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