I have been renting an apartment for 4 years and we will now leave in August.

The landlord came and appointed some damages he wants to fix.

One of them is related to a floor board that got damaged due to water (yea, our fault). We got a quotation from a company about it, and they said they would need to replace the whole kitchen/living room floor if we wanted to get it fixed, which would cost more than 20k NOK

Question is, is this something reasonable? Considering the water damage is in a VERY small area, I don't believe we should pay for the WHOLE floor change because of that.

by ImNotAPitbull

8 comments

  1. Reasonable use damage over 4 years, shouldn’t be your problem to pay but god knows what Norwegians like to make up. I can’t help you on the law side but I am on your side. In my country it wouldn’t be my problem as it’s reasonable damage in 4 years of rent

  2. You can replace individual boards, cheap, aslong as The underfloor and padding underneath is ok. Take of The «list» on The bottom of The wall and take out The boards untill you Get to The damaged ones

  3. You’re absolutely right, of course.
    If the damage is just, or mostly, cosmetic, it makes no sense that you should pay for this. I mean, you’ve been living there just fine. You didn’t fall through the floor, and neither will the next tenants. It doesn’t look as good, and it might creak a bit, but 20k is ludicrous. Landlords can’t expect their apartments to look the same after 4 years of wear and tear.

    There could be other, cheaper ways of mitigating the damage that makes it as good as it will be, but it’s hard to tell from the picture.

    If you need help with a formal statement to the landlord, I recommend joining Leieboerforeningen (tenants’ association). It’s cheap, you can get good legal advice immediately after joining.

    https://www.leieboerforeningen.no/en/membership/

  4. What city? I work at a floor place, could possibly help you out

  5. You should totally remodel the entire house/apartment. Only thing that makes sense /s

  7. Is it just the scratches? That has to be considered normal wear and tear I would hope. Maybe the picture is not conveying more serious damage, is it bubbled up or warped, something?

  8. …?

    Picture shows regular wear and tear to be expected after 4yr.

    I think someone is a greedy bastard looking for a reason to rob you.
    If you pay, owner will likely not renovate.
    If you renovate, you will likely have to pay extra because it took too much time.

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