My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Texas
We bought the house as a brand new construction with brand new carpet (brand new everything bc we were first owners). After a year of living there we had to move out of state and rented that house out. The lease stated no pets. The renters lived there for only 1 year and moved out last week. We also just put the house up for sale and several potential buyers that came by this week said the house looked great but could tell a dog had lived there and that was a deal breaker. After doing a walk through the carpets smell like dog and there are several stains (the carpet was only 2 yrs old). The base boards are chipped and scratched in a couple places. The back yard has dead grass from dog pee. I told the tenants the feedback response of what the potential buyers stated about the condition. We are having the carpets cleaned and a cleaning service to come by. The tenants stated that Santa gave the kids a dog for christmas and have only had it for 2 months. They also claimed that the dog never went in any of the carpeted rooms. I looked them upon their public FB and instagram feeds and there are several pictures of the dog on our carpet and it also appears they have had the dog prior to when they moved in. They falsified claims of not having a dog when they first moved in and also falsified claims of when the dog took residents in the home. I told them before they moved in that we may have to move back some day and that I am allergic to all pets with fur and we made no pets a strict rule. We have not given them their deposit (1 full months rent) back yet because we are trying to decide what amount is fair. Any advice?
We bought the house as a brand new construction with brand new carpet (brand new everything bc we were first owners). After a year of living there we had to move out of state and rented that house out. The lease stated no pets. The renters lived there for only 1 year and moved out last week. We also just put the house up for sale and several potential buyers that came by this week said the house looked great but could tell a dog had lived there and that was a deal breaker. After doing a walk through the carpets smell like dog and there are several stains (the carpet was only 2 yrs old). The base boards are chipped and scratched in a couple places. The back yard has dead grass from dog pee. I told the tenants the feedback response of what the potential buyers stated about the condition. We are having the carpets cleaned and a cleaning service to come by. The tenants stated that Santa gave the kids a dog for christmas and have only had it for 2 months. They also claimed that the dog never went in any of the carpeted rooms. I looked them upon their public FB and instagram feeds and there are several pictures of the dog on our carpet and it also appears they have had the dog prior to when they moved in. They falsified claims of not having a dog when they first moved in and also falsified claims of when the dog took residents in the home. I told them before they moved in that we may have to move back some day and that I am allergic to all pets with fur and we made no pets a strict rule. We have not given them their deposit (1 full months rent) back yet because we are trying to decide what amount is fair. Any advice?
Pets: Renters Moved Out and Carpets Are Ruined from Pet and No Pets Where Allowed
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