Q: Can my landlord charge me for painting?
Lived in gov. apt. for 2 years move to handy cap apt same building. The walls and carpet we're cleaned. I smoke so landlord says I have to pay for painting. Walls are clean. Lease does not prohibit smoking. Carpet is being replaced because it's over 10 years old. Lease says I am to be present for walkthrough at move out. Appointment day and time was scheduled but landlord did walkthrough without me present. There were no damages other then them telling me that because I smoked I have to pay for painting.
Nothing has been signed by me
A: The answer to your question about whether the landlord can charge you, the tenant, for painting the apartment when you move out is found in the provisions of the lease. If the lease states that at the end of the lease term, the tenant shall pay for the apartment to be repainted, then the tenant has that monetary obligation and must pay for it. If the lease is silent on the tenant's obligation for repainting the apartment, then the tenant has no contractual obligation.
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