A carpet is another asset in a rental property just like a.
Carpet moth damage rental property.
Carpet moths often go unnoticed until the damage is caused which is why it s important that you know how to spot the signs and take preventative measures to avoid extensive damage to your rental property.
My partner and i moved into a rental 8 months ago.
The law is very vague over moth infestations as they are not a direct danger to health but they are obviously a danger to my belongings.
Carpet and clothes moths are posh pests according to one pest control firm.
The new tenants reported damage to the landlord s carpet and to their clothes two weeks after they moved in.
My rental property was infested with clothes moths before i moved in i was unfortunately unaware at the time i moved in.
A standard home contents insurance policy covers you in the event of fire flood theft storms subsidence and malicious damage to name a few.
Can landlords charge tenants for carpet damage.
They have left the property immaculate except for serious moth damage to the carpets which were brand new before they moved in.
The damage is so bad that the carpets need to be replaced in the whole house at a cost of c 1 800.
Moth damage to carpets in rental propery 12 september 2011 at 12 36pm edited 30 november 1 at 1 00am in house buying renting selling 26 replies 28 6k views.
Landlords and tenants frequently find themselves having to deal with a dirty or damaged carpet in a rental property.
This is an on going problem and all of my clothes and soft furnishings are at risk.
This is because they don t carry diseases and they love wool and cashmere but who pays for the damage when they infest and eat wool based carpets.
It is actually the carpet moth s larvae that causes the destruction feeding predominantly on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool.
When carpet needs to be cleaned or replaced who should cover the cost.
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I am the landlord of a rental property and the tenants have just left after 2 years.
The landlord s claim in this case was for specialist treatment to deal with a moth infestation 180 damage to carpets caused by the moths 250 and for compensation to the new tenants 80.
It was rented via an estate agency company but is managed by the landlord.
A few months after moving in we started noticing holes in our wollen clothing but were not seeing moths or larvae in the flat.
Originally published april 25 2019 share.
