How practical is it to paint a rented flat before handing it in?
Good day everyone,
I have a few questions and need advice regarding painting walls in a rented apartment here in Austria.
We're in a situation where we are terminating a rent contract from an apartment renting company in one if the bigger cities here in Austria. But the contract has been made quite a few years back, and there have been more previous renters (this is a shared apartment), therefore some damage to the walls has accumulated. For example from simple stains and dark spots, to even mold spots which we will have to clean, as well as deeper wall damage from furniture scraping against it. We are considering painting some of the worse looking walls before handing in the apartment (to cover all the spots and damages) purely in the hopes of getting more of our deposit back. We would be painting around 15-20m2.
So my questions are, how practical and worth financially is it to do that in practice? The costs for paint and equipment would be around 100€-150€. Would we make a significant saving, compared to the company charging us for the painting costs instead? Also, this does not count as a structural apartment change, therefore it is permitted? What experiences have you had yourselves?
Thank you all in advance for sharing!