Q) Is it the apartment owner's responsibility to pay for cleaning the carpets after a tenant moves out?
A) State law requires departing renters to leave apartments as clean as when they moved in, including carpets. Otherwise, you can be charged for such cleaning costs.
Q) I recently got a rent increase of 4%, although I know the legal limit is 3% unless the owner pays for all of the gas or electric, in which case they can get 1% extra for each. My owner said that in my case, it was to pay for water. Is that legal?
A) Although he can charge an extra 1% for gas or electric (2% if he pays both), he cannot charge you any extra rent for water.
(taken from Apartment Age, December 2008)
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