Can my landlord charge me twice for carpet cleaning?
Coming to this late in the game, but in case you check in on this again… While locales differ, any region’s landlord-tenant laws are going to recognize a distinction between damage and normal wear and tear. UC is free to choose to paint their units every year on their own dime, however it is not necessary unless damage is done. This is what your deposit is for. At the same time, the fact that a unit may need to be repainted every five years is not a license for them to conduct an anti-lottery with their tenants. You are under no circumstances responsible for normal wear and tear. That’s part of the cost of doing business, no different from insuring the building, mowing the lawn keeping the roof from leaking, etc. It’s an unfortunate reality that places game the system by putting things like the restoration fee in leases but it’s part of the price-competition/death of a 1000 cuts strategy businesses use. However if they’re not smart enough to put it into the lease then tough titty for
