Artesia Apartments

I’m really disappointed with how my time at Artesia by the Lake ended. I lived here for 5 years and just moved out last month to be closer to Seattle. I enjoyed living here. The office managers were great and the maintenance team always made me feel taken care of. The apartments changed management my last year here, but the teams onsite still seemed to be kind and efficient. There was just a lot of construction happening. Unfortunately after moving out I received a move out statement with an $1087.81 charge for a stain on the bedroom carpet. After contacting them, they revised the charge for the stain to $931.12. After living in this apartment for 5 years I was billed for replacing the carpet in the whole 1-bedroom apartment because of one small stain in the bedroom. Unfortunately I did not take pictures of the stain because I did not think I would be charged for it. After living there for 5 years and keeping the apartment pretty tidy, I thought a small stain like that would be considered normal wear and tear. I’m not sure how anyone with pets or kids ever moves out without having to pay at least $1000. If you move here, expect to owe a generous amount upon move out. I’ve attached some photos of how I left the apartment after moving out.