We recently had our rental property repainted before new tenants moving in. Prior to the repainting, our property manager had shown us photos of holes + scuffed paint, many of which were in the closets. They went ahead with it (we split the cost with the previous tenants' security deposit) but found out recently that while painting in most of the house had been done, the closets had not been touched. When asked they told us that closets, trim, and doors are normally extra cost during turnover painting. Is this a normal experience with others who have properties managed by a property manager?
It sounds like the photos they presented you of the closets were used to help justify the full repaint. Was it presented as they were repainting closets.
Yes, you typically get different/cheaper pricing for deferring closet repaints. I typically just handle walk in closets in the Master during a normal repaint. Trim and doors are definitely extra. Though the PM should have at minimum repaired any holes left by the tenants. What happened to the funds withheld from the deposit?
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There is no "normal" for this, it is what the contractor quotes you. By what you say here it might seem like an obvious thing if they showed you photos of holes along with a quote, but depends what the quote says. I would make a case for your position and see what happens.