Has anyone ever heard of what I'll call a "Independent Odor Professional"?

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1 year 5 months ago #640238 by Marc Alaia
Has anyone ever heard of what I'll call a "Independent Odor Professional"? What I mean is somebody that could come and be an independent reference after a move out of the status of odors in an apartment. It's obviously easy enough to document the things we can see are an issue with pictures, but what if an ex-resident were to challenge our assessment of how bad a place smelled and what it smelled of after they moved out and we had to remediate.
1 year 5 months ago #640238 by Marc Alaia
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1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #640246 by Michelle Wood
Like an expert witness? For the right price.. I’ll come I used my carpet cleaner in the past.
1 year 5 months ago - 1 year 5 months ago #640246 by Michelle Wood
Diana Creason
1 year 5 months ago #640239 by Diana Creason
I sometimes have maintenance cut a square of carpet for me. I double ziploc baggie it for the file. Especially when you know they will try to dispute it. I cannot wait for a judge to open a dog pee soaked carpet for a sample sniff lol
1 year 5 months ago #640239 by Diana Creason
Kathleen Kelly
1 year 5 months ago #640240 by Kathleen Kelly
Diana Creason. I’d be pissed if someone gave me a urine soaked sample when a $10 black light and pictures will do the trick. Just like any other documentation. You’re not storing biohazards that way either.
1 year 5 months ago #640240 by Kathleen Kelly
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1 year 5 months ago #640241 by Brent Williams
I love this idea! Our cats suddenly started marking and I so wish we had someone who could identify places effectively!
1 year 5 months ago #640241 by Brent Williams
Kathleen Kelly
1 year 5 months ago #640242 by Kathleen Kelly
Brent Williams get a cheap black light and go over the carpet. The phosphorous and proteins in the urine makes urine spots glow. You can find where your cats are marking.
1 year 5 months ago #640242 by Kathleen Kelly
Brenda Summers Borino
1 year 5 months ago #640243 by Brenda Summers Borino
Your carpet vendor
1 year 5 months ago #640243 by Brenda Summers Borino
Jennifer Kotzur
1 year 5 months ago #640244 by Jennifer Kotzur
I have the carpet cleaning company document the issues for me.
1 year 5 months ago #640244 by Jennifer Kotzur
Krista Henderickson
1 year 5 months ago #640245 by Krista Henderickson
We pull carpets and phot the underside of them that is soaked in urine. That usually does the trick.
1 year 5 months ago #640245 by Krista Henderickson
Debby Jordan
1 year 5 months ago #640247 by Debby Jordan
Your carpet cleaner or your cleaner invoices would be documentation
1 year 5 months ago #640247 by Debby Jordan
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1 year 5 months ago #640248 by Megan Goodmundson
Pictures of discolored surfaces, vent grills, air filters etx should be sufficient enough to convince a judge there is also a smell. Try wiping/cleaning one section then snap a pic of the difference brwn the cleaned and the discolored
1 year 5 months ago #640248 by Megan Goodmundson
M.A. Cumbie
1 year 5 months ago #640249 by M.A. Cumbie
Carpet changes color when enough smoke is present. In my case, it was pot and cigar smoking when indoor smoking was not allowed. I found that the entire carpet (other than where the bed was) was a darker color. I shampooed half of each room and took photos of the difference in color. She was only in the apartment for 4 months before I got her out. Also, that apartment has a thru-the-wall HVAC unit (beefed up window unit). The filter was milk chocolate brown after only 2 months. Saved it for court. Central HVAC system filter might show this, unless resident changed it regularly. If they dated it and it shows discoloration as opposed to heavy dust, it could be used as proof. Also, cleaning walls should show smoke residue on the cleaning rag, take photos. Hope this helps.
1 year 5 months ago #640249 by M.A. Cumbie
Mathew Merrill
1 year 5 months ago #640250 by Mathew Merrill
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