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Should You Pay for Vacuuming if Your Landlord Asks?

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If you want the answer to this question, it is no! You should only pay for vacuuming services if your landlord asks you to. Unless you have a pet, inserting a clause in a lease that requires tenants to have their carpets professionally steam cleaned by professionals offering Best Carpet Cleaning is prohibited. If the landlord wants regular cleaning, they must pay for it, and the bond cannot be used.  However, on some occasions, you can pay, like: Only in cases of "unusual damage" to the carpets, such as burns, holes and rips, sizable food, and paint stains, or pet urine stains, does a landlord have the ability to deduct the carpets from the security deposit. Or if it is a part of routine maintenance. If the carpet cleaning is part of the maintenance service and you want to live with that standard, you can pay up. You must also check the age of the carpet. Usually, carpets have a smooth running lifespan of 8-10 years. Till then, if there is no damage, you should not b