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Virginia Itemized List of Damages
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Itemize Add to list Share. To itemize is to make a list. If you work at a store that sells pet fish, you might need to itemize your stock of fish separately listing the number of goldfish, cuttlefish, and jellyfish. When you place items, or individual things, on a list, you itemize them.
Because carpet cleaning is part of the overall turnover costs, that is usually covered by the landlords. In disputes over security deposits, courts have often considered basic carpet cleaning to be part of normal wear and tear. Some states prohibit landlords from withholding money from the deposit for basic cleaning.
Typical definition of ordinary wear and tear is: "That deterioration which occurs based upon the use of which the rental unit is intended and without negligence, carelessness, accident, or misuse, or abuse of the premises or contents by the Tenant or members of his/her household, or their invitees or guests."
First, let's define our terms. Normal wear and tear is any damage that occurs in on a property due to aging. Typically this kind of damage is merely the result of a tenant(s) living in the property and is considered a part of normal depreciation. Its cause is neither neglect or abuse of the property by the tenant(s).
Virginia Landlord Tenant Law Security Deposits The landlord can withhold the amount of money equal to the cost of repairs for damages to the premises caused by the tenant. Virginia Landlord Tenant Law forbids a landlord from withholding any portion of the security deposit for normal wear and tear to the property.
A landlord must send the tenant an itemized list of damages detailing how the security deposit money was spent or asking the tenant to pay any remaining balance.
The cost of fixing any damages to the property caused by the tenant or the tenant's guests. The cost of cleaning the unit when the tenant moves out, but only to make the unit as clean as it was when the tenant first moved in (less reasonable wear and tear).
In some states, landlords must offer to perform a "pre-move-out inspection," which gives tenants notice ofand time to fixdamage or uncleanliness, thus avoiding a deduction. In most states, it is up to the landlord to prove that dirty or damaged conditions justified keeping all or part of a deposit.
Any malicious or accidental damage to the property caused by a tenant or their guests is the tenant's responsibility. However, it should still be reported to the property manager or landlord. Malicious damage could be a hole punched in a wall or even nails hammered into the wall without a landlord's permission.
